Car Washes in Stearns County, MN
Stearns County, MN has 21 car washes across 7 chains and 12 independents, drawing 3,174 Google reviews with a 4.6% 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 4.33★. The BLS counts 6 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $35,616 average wage.
Stearns County at a glance
- Car washes
- 21
- 57% independent
- Top operator
- Mister Car Wash
- 2 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.33★
- -0.08 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 4.6%
- 2.9× U.S. norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 38% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 6
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 159,358
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 60,937
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 7,588
- 3.9× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.8
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling 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 Stearns County, MN
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 853 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Stearns County, MN
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mister Car Wash | 2 | 4.22 |
| Sok's Rapid Car Wash | 2 | 3.93 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 4.50 |
| Crew Carwash | 1 | 4.30 |
| AM PM WASH | 1 | 4.40 |
| Shell | 1 | 4.40 |
| Holiday Stationstores | 1 | 4.10 |
Car washes in Stearns County, MN
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 587 |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.5 | 510 |
| Crew Carwash | 4.3 | 349 |
| St. Cloud Quick Lube and Detail Center | 4.1 | 292 |
| Sok's Rapid Car Wash | 3.9 | 269 |
| Pristine Whips Detailing & Property Care | 5.0 | 181 |
| Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 162 |
| AM PM WASH & NOAH'S PET WASH | 4.4 | 139 |
| Stay Clean Detailing | 5.0 | 107 |
| Soks Rapid Car Wash | 4.0 | 103 |
| Isaac's NorthStar | 4.5 | 99 |
| Granite City Detailing | 4.1 | 74 |
| Dirty Details Interior Spa | 4.8 | 57 |
| Revive Mobile Detailing | 4.9 | 47 |
| Shell | 4.4 | 41 |
| Truck Wash Centre | 3.8 | 39 |
| Holiday Stationstores | 4.1 | 38 |
| Federated Co-ops - St. Cloud Cenex | 3.3 | 26 |
| NCS Auto & Detail | 4.7 | 24 |
| Melrose 1 Stop | 4.8 | 18 |
| PureDetail | 5.0 | 12 |
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Car Washes in Stearns County, MN — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/stearns-county-mn
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title = {{Car Washes in Stearns County, MN — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
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} Per-location car-wash data for Stearns County, MN (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the St. Cloud metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.