Car Washes in St. Louis County, MN
St. Louis County, MN has 21 car washes across 8 chains and 9 independents, drawing 1,881 Google reviews with a 5.8% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (38% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.23★. The BLS counts 8 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $24,646 average wage.
St. Louis County at a glance
- Car washes
- 21
- 43% independent
- Top operator
- Lucky Seven General Store
- 3 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.23★
- -0.18 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 5.8%
- 3.7× U.S. norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 38% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 8
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 200,056
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 86,264
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 9,526
- 4.9× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.5
- below the ~0.5 expandable band · 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 St. Louis County, MN
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 621 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in St. Louis County, MN
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky Seven General Store | 3 | 4.39 |
| Duluth Carwash Company | 3 | 3.49 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 4.20 |
| Mister Car Wash | 1 | 4.40 |
| Splash Xpress Car Wash | 1 | 4.60 |
| Detail & Dash: Ceramic Pro Elite Dealer | 1 | 5.00 |
| bp | 1 | 4.20 |
| Circle K | 1 | 4.40 |
Car washes in St. Louis County, MN
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.2 | 446 |
| Miller Mall Car Wash | 3.8 | 446 |
| Lucky Seven General Store | 4.4 | 241 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 132 |
| Splash Xpress Car Wash - Hibbing | 4.6 | 83 |
| Lakeside Auto Detail | 4.9 | 69 |
| O.C.Detailing Duluth | 4.8 | 66 |
| Kev's Car Care | 5.0 | 56 |
| Tanner's Express Car Wash | 3.9 | 52 |
| Duluth Carwash Company - Lakeside Location | 3.6 | 46 |
| Hibbing Auto Care | 4.5 | 42 |
| Duluth Carwash Company - Central | 3.4 | 33 |
| Duluth Carwash Company | 3.4 | 28 |
| Exclusive Detail Duluth | 4.8 | 25 |
| Clean Me Mobile Detailing and Cleaning | 5.0 | 24 |
| Lucky Seven General Store Car Wash | 4.5 | 19 |
| Detail & Dash: Ceramic Pro Elite Dealer (Duluth) | 5.0 | 18 |
| Lucky Seven General Store | 4.1 | 16 |
| B&S Mobile Detailing | 5.0 | 14 |
| bp | 4.2 | 13 |
| Circle K|Car Wash | 4.4 | 12 |
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in St. Louis County, MN — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/st-louis-county-mn
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title = {{Car Washes in St. Louis County, MN — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Jun},
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urldate = {2026-06-09},
} Per-location car-wash data for St. Louis County, MN (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Duluth metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.