Car Washes in Story County, IA
Story County, IA has 10 car washes across 5 chains and 4 independents, drawing 1,165 Google reviews with a 5.4% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (40% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.26★. The BLS counts 6 car-wash employer establishments in the county.
Story County at a glance
- Car washes
- 10
- 40% independent
- Top operator
- Varsity Carwash
- 2 locations
- Avg rating
- 4.26★
- -0.15 vs U.S. norm
- Damage rate
- 5.4%
- 3.5× U.S. norm
- Top format
- detail shop
- 40% of classified
- BLS establishments
- 6
- employer businesses (QCEW)
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 98,592
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 38,708
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 9,859
- 5.1× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.5
- 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 Story County, IA
Customer-experience signals
Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 148 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.
Top operators in Story County, IA
| Operator | Locations | Avg rating |
|---|---|---|
| Varsity Carwash | 2 | 4.57 |
| Wild Water Car Wash Fort Dodge | 1 | 3.90 |
| Super Shine Car Wash | 1 | 3.80 |
| Phillips 66 | 1 | 4.10 |
| bp | 1 | 2.70 |
Car washes in Story County, IA
| Car wash | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Water Car Wash & Pet Wash | 3.9 | 432 |
| Varsity Carwash | 4.6 | 305 |
| Varsity Carwash | 4.5 | 148 |
| Super Shine Car Wash | 3.8 | 93 |
| Details Auto Appearance Center | 4.9 | 66 |
| ABC Detailing LLC | 5.0 | 49 |
| Phillips 66 Touch Free Car Wash | 4.1 | 28 |
| bp | 2.7 | 20 |
| Super Clean Car Care LLC | 5.0 | 14 |
| Jetson's Detailing Service LLC | 5.0 | 10 |
About Story County, IA
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Car Washes in Story County, IA — Market Analysis & Statistics. https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/story-county-ia
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title = {{Car Washes in Story County, IA — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
author = {{WashIndex}},
year = {2026},
month = {Sep},
url = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/story-county-ia},
urldate = {2026-09-26},
} Per-location car-wash data for Story County, IA (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Ames metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.