Car Washes in Richland County, OH
Richland County, OH has 17 car washes across 6 chains and 7 independents, drawing 2,772 Google reviews with a 1.8% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews express tunnel (41% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate well above the national norm at 4.51★. The BLS counts 6 car-wash employer establishments in the county.
Richland County at a glance
- Car washes
- 17
- 41% independent
- Top operator
- Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion
- 5 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.51★
- +0.10 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 1.8%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 41% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 6
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 125,138
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 50,068
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 7,361
- 3.8× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.4
- above ~1.0 — contested · classified sites
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW (private, NAICS 811192). Counts employer establishments — a narrower universe than all physical wash locations. “—” = withheld by BLS for disclosure.
Format mix in Richland County, OH
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 865 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Richland County, OH
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion | 5 | 4.38 |
| bp | 1 | 4.20 |
| Liberty Car Wash | 1 | 4.00 |
| MotoMart Convenience Stores | 1 | 3.30 |
| BellStores | 1 | 4.40 |
| Solid Buy Car Wash | 1 | 4.30 |
Car washes in Richland County, OH
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 1 | 4.3 | 676 |
| bp | 4.2 | 324 |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 2 | 4.5 | 322 |
| Weekley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram | 4.8 | 282 |
| Hercules Express Wash | 4.9 | 266 |
| Osgar's Auto Body | 4.8 | 236 |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Mansfield 1 | 4.3 | 97 |
| Premier Detailing Services LLC | 5.0 | 90 |
| Greg's Detail Service | 5.0 | 89 |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Lexington | 4.7 | 82 |
| Liberty Car Wash | 4.0 | 81 |
| Extreme Clean Car Wash | 4.4 | 79 |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Mansfield 2 | 4.3 | 67 |
| MotoMart Convenience Stores | 3.3 | 28 |
| BellStores | 4.4 | 28 |
| Solid Buy Car Wash | 4.3 | 15 |
| Clear Advantage Auto Detail LLC | 4.8 | 10 |
About Richland County, OH
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Richland County, OH — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/richland-county-oh
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year = {2026},
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} Per-location car-wash data for Richland County, OH (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Mansfield metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.