County market analysis · Data updated · September 26, 2026

Car Washes in Summit County, OH

Name: Summit County, OH Car Wash Market Dataset
Creator: WashIndex
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Summit County, OH has 82 car washes across 21 chains and 34 independents, drawing 19,437 Google reviews with a 1.8% reviewer-reported damage rate. It skews detail shop (37% of locations) and is a mix of chains and independents; its washes rate about average at 4.39★. The BLS counts 50 car-wash employer establishments in the county paying a $32,080 average wage.

Summit County at a glance

Car washes: 82; 41% independent
Top operator: bp; 7 locations
Avg rating: 4.39★
Damage rate: 1.8%
Top format: detail shop; 37% of classified
BLS establishments: 50; employer businesses (QCEW)

Market Quality snapshot

Population: 538,087; ACS 2023 5-year
Households: 229,503; ACS 2023 5-year
Residents per wash: 6,562; 3.4× the national MSA median — lighter supply
Express tunnels per 10K households: 0.8; in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites

Official footprint · BLS QCEW 2024

Employer establishments

382

Industry jobs

$32,080

Avg annual wage

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 Summit County, OH

Customer-experience signals

Net sentiment (−1 to +1) across 6,091 AI-analyzed reviews. Positive = more praise than complaints.

Price & value

+0.24

Speed & wait

+0.42

Wash quality

+0.70

Customer service

+0.80

Equipment reliability

-0.66

Facilities

+0.40

Membership value

-0.18

Top operators in Summit County, OH

Operator	Locations	Avg rating	Damage rate
bp	7	3.59	0.0%
Sheetz	6	3.22	0.3%
Quality Scrub Car Wash	5	4.18	12.5%
Blue Falls Car Wash	4	3.91	9.1%
ModWash	2	4.87	0.7%
Take 5 Car Wash	2	4.60	0.9%
Splash Car Wash of Green	2	4.05	4.8%
Sgt. Clean Car Wash	2	4.38	4.8%
Stow Laserwash	2	4.64	0.0%
Hometown Car Wash	2	4.22	3.3%
Petit Auto Wash	2	4.00	3.8%
GetGo Café + Market & WetGo Car Wash	2	2.90	0.0%
Rubber Duck Auto Wash	2	4.01	0.0%
Soak City Car Wash	1	4.30	6.0%
Country Clean Car Wash	1	4.20	0.0%
Waterway Carwash	1	4.10	5.3%
Wheely Clean Car Wash	1	4.20	5.5%
Clean Express Auto Wash	1	4.30	1.8%
Whistle Express Car Wash	1	3.50	23.3%
Macedonia Laser Wash	1	4.10	0.0%

Car washes in Summit County, OH

Car wash	City	Format	Rating	Reviews
ModWash	Akron	Express Tunnel	4.9	2,705
Take 5 Car Wash	Stow	Express Tunnel	4.6	2,042
Take 5 Car Wash	Twinsburg	Express Tunnel	4.6	1,436
ModWash	Tallmadge	Express Tunnel	4.8	1,217
Speedy Wash and Lube-Car Wash (Lube Hours Differ, Check Website)	Barberton	Express Tunnel	4.3	776
Splash Car Wash of Fairlawn	Fairlawn	Express Tunnel	4.1	656
Splash Car Wash of Green	Akron	Express Tunnel	4.0	550
Sgt. Clean Car Wash	Uniontown	Express Tunnel	4.3	543
Soak City Car Wash	Akron	Express Tunnel	4.3	482
Quality Scrub Car Wash	Cuyahoga Falls	Full Service	4.3	455
Sgt. Clean Car Wash	Cuyahoga Falls	Express Tunnel	4.5	334
Sheetz	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	3.1	330
Falls Laserwash	Cuyahoga Falls	In-Bay Automatic	4.6	316
Quick Clean Car & Pet Wash Store, Ltd.	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	4.2	282
Country Clean Car Wash	Tallmadge	Express Tunnel	4.2	264
Quick N Clean Express Wash	Akron	Express Tunnel	4.4	261
Waterway Carwash	Hudson	Full Service	4.1	239
Sheetz	Stow	In-Bay Automatic	3.6	232
Sheetz	Twinsburg	In-Bay Automatic	2.9	228
Quality Scrub Car Wash	Akron	Full Service	4.0	223
Petit Auto Wash	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	4.0	220
Wheely Clean Car Wash	Northfield	Express Tunnel	4.2	214
Quality Scrub Car Wash	Akron	Full Service	4.2	211
Sheetz	Cuyahoga Falls	In-Bay Automatic	2.9	207
Shine N Drive Auto Detailing	Akron	Detail Shop	5.0	203
Quality Scrub Car Wash	Tallmadge	Full Service	3.8	190
Clean Express Auto Wash	Macedonia	Express Tunnel	4.3	187
Mitchells Auto Spa	Stow	Detail Shop	5.0	183
Akron Pro Detail LLC	Akron	Detail Shop	5.0	181
Blue Falls Car Wash	Cuyahoga Falls	In-Bay Automatic	4.1	180
Montrose Laserwash	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	4.2	176
Quality Scrub Car Wash	Fairlawn	Full Service	4.5	173
Whistle Express Car Wash	Macedonia	Express Tunnel	3.5	159
Macedonia Laser Wash	Macedonia	In-Bay Automatic	4.1	158
Petit's Auto Wash	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	4.0	157
Ultimate Wash (Car Wash)	Stow	Self-Serve Bay	3.7	154
Dent Repair Solutions	Barberton	Detail Shop	4.9	148
Sheetz	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	3.5	143
GetGo Café + Market & WetGo Car Wash	Macedonia	Express Tunnel	3.0	134
JayClean Auto Detail	Stow	Detail Shop	5.0	130
Mikez Mobile Detailing	Stow	Detail Shop	5.0	126
Blue Falls Car Wash	Stow	In-Bay Automatic	4.1	125
Lucente Detailing	Akron	Detail Shop	4.9	125
Rubber Duck Auto Wash	Akron	Express Tunnel	4.1	120
Mobile Foamzone & Detailing LLC	Cuyahoga Falls	Detail Shop	5.0	119
Sheetz	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	3.7	107
Stow Laserwash	Stow	In-Bay Automatic	4.8	88
bp	Stow	In-Bay Automatic	3.5	86
bp	Norton	In-Bay Automatic	3.6	82
ReCARnation	Twinsburg	Detail Shop	5.0	78
Ziebart	Akron	Detail Shop	4.3	74
bp	Akron	In-Bay Automatic	3.8	72
GetGo Café + Market & WetGo Car Wash	Twinsburg	Express Tunnel	2.7	68
Blue Falls Car Wash	Twinsburg	In-Bay Automatic	3.8	65
Premium Car Detailing	Copley	Detail Shop	4.6	59
330 Car Detailing	Akron	Detail Shop	5.0	59
Dash & Detail	Akron	Detail Shop	5.0	59
Wrapped By SB	Macedonia	Detail Shop	4.9	56
Akron Auto Polish	Akron	Detail Shop	4.4	55
MB Detailing	Akron	Detail Shop	5.0	54

Showing the 60 most-reviewed of 82 car washes in Summit County, OH.

Frequently Asked Questions

About Summit County, OH

How many car washes are in Summit County, OH?

WashIndex tracks 82 car washes in Summit County, OH — 21 chain operators and 34 independents. The BLS separately counts 50 car-wash employer establishments (businesses with payroll) in the county.

What is the most common type of car wash in Summit County, OH?

Detail Shop is the most common format in Summit County, OH, with 30 of 82 locations.

How much do car wash workers make in Summit County, OH?

Car-wash employees in Summit County earn about $32,080 per year on average (BLS QCEW, 2024), across roughly 382 jobs.

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BibTeX

@misc{washindex_car_wash_counties_summit_county_oh_2026,
  title  = {{Car Washes in Summit County, OH — Market Analysis & Statistics}},
  author = {{WashIndex}},
  year   = {2026},
  month  = {Sep},
  url    = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-counties/summit-county-oh},
  urldate = {2026-09-26},
}

Per-location car-wash data for Summit County, OH (format, operators, AI-scored review signals) joined to the county's official BLS footprint. See the Akron metro analysis · methodology. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.