Market Analysis
Car Wash Market Analysis by Metro
Long-form market intelligence on car wash supply, operator concentration, format mix, income demographics, and customer-experience signals across major US metropolitan statistical areas. Built from millions of AI-extracted Google reviews joined to Census CBSA boundaries and IRS ZIP-level income data.
Markets Profiled
30
MSAs covered
Locations Analyzed
76,966
car washes across covered metros
Weighted Avg Rating
4.45
across 6.6M reviews
Industry Damage Rate
1.5%
reviewer-reported, review-weighted
01 Browse markets
showing all 30 Los Angeles
CBSA 31080 2 counties · CA
Locations
7,028
Chains
94
Rating
4.34
360K reviews · damage 1.9% · $76K AGI
Top operators: Shell, 76, Chevron
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New York
CBSA 35620 24 counties · NY
Locations
5,820
Chains
102
Rating
4.29
521K reviews · damage 2.1% · $82K AGI
Top operators: bp, Speeders Car Wash, Shell
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Dallas-Fort Worth
CBSA 19100 13 counties · TX
Locations
4,773
Chains
96
Rating
4.52
606K reviews · damage 1.4% · $81K AGI
Top operators: Shell, Carnation Auto Spa, Zips Car Wash
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Miami
CBSA 33100 3 counties · FL
Locations
4,720
Chains
56
Rating
4.65
392K reviews · damage 0.9% · $73K AGI
Top operators: Car Wash, Mr. Splash USA Car Wash, bp
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Houston
CBSA 26420 9 counties · TX
Locations
4,442
Chains
97
Rating
4.52
463K reviews · damage 1.3% · $76K AGI
Top operators: Shell, H-E-B Fuel, Mister Car Wash
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Chicago
CBSA 16980 14 counties · IL
Locations
4,009
Chains
99
Rating
4.32
373K reviews · damage 2.1% · $82K AGI
Top operators: bp, Shell, Circle K
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Atlanta
CBSA 12060 29 counties · GA
Locations
3,693
Chains
83
Rating
4.54
344K reviews · damage 1.2% · $76K AGI
Top operators: bp, Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash, Mister Car Wash
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Phoenix
CBSA 38060 2 counties · AZ
Locations
3,281
Chains
56
Rating
4.46
327K reviews · damage 1.3% · $75K AGI
Top operators: Cobblestone Car Wash, Super Star Car Wash, Shell
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Riverside
CBSA 40140 2 counties · CA
Locations
3,172
Chains
55
Rating
4.52
234K reviews · damage 1.4% · $63K AGI
Top operators: Quick Quack Car Wash, 76, Chevron
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Philadelphia
CBSA 37980 11 counties · PA
Locations
2,625
Chains
66
Rating
4.44
194K reviews · damage 1.6% · $77K AGI
Top operators: Shell, bp, LUV Car Wash
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Tampa
CBSA 45300 4 counties · FL
Locations
2,468
Chains
49
Rating
4.66
331K reviews · damage 1.0% · $69K AGI
Top operators: Circle K, Mister Car Wash, Woodie's Wash Shack - Skyway
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Washington, DC
CBSA 47900 25 counties · DC
Locations
2,435
Chains
50
Rating
4.32
219K reviews · damage 1.8% · $88K AGI
Top operators: Shell, Sheetz, Flagship Carwash
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Orlando
CBSA 36740 4 counties · FL
Locations
2,363
Chains
41
Rating
4.63
204K reviews · damage 0.9% · $61K AGI
Top operators: Circle K, Mister Car Wash, bp
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Detroit
CBSA 19820 6 counties · MI
Locations
2,351
Chains
60
Rating
4.32
194K reviews · damage 2.0% · $63K AGI
Top operators: bp, Jax Kar Wash, Clean Express Auto Wash
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San Diego
CBSA 41740 1 counties · CA
Locations
1,962
Chains
37
Rating
4.57
154K reviews · damage 1.1% · $87K AGI
Top operators: Soapy Joe's Car Wash, Super Star Car Wash, Genie Car Wash
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Denver
CBSA 19740 10 counties · CO
Locations
1,924
Chains
52
Rating
4.22
147K reviews · damage 2.3% · $90K AGI
Top operators: Phillips 66, Cobblestone Car Wash, Conoco
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Charlotte
CBSA 16740 11 counties · NC
Locations
1,816
Chains
34
Rating
4.43
114K reviews · damage 1.3% · $74K AGI
Top operators: bp, Circle K, Autobell Car Wash
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Seattle
CBSA 42660 3 counties · WA
Locations
1,776
Chains
45
Rating
4.45
154K reviews · damage 1.4% · $96K AGI
Top operators: Brown Bear Car Wash, 76, Elephant Car Wash
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Minneapolis
CBSA 33460 16 counties · MN
Locations
1,670
Chains
49
Rating
4.36
130K reviews · damage 1.9% · $91K AGI
Top operators: Kwik Trip, bp, Mister Car Wash
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San Antonio
CBSA 41700 8 counties · TX
Locations
1,646
Chains
38
Rating
4.41
143K reviews · damage 1.8% · $68K AGI
Top operators: Shell, H-E-B Fuel, Club Car Wash
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Boston
CBSA 14460 7 counties · MA
Locations
1,608
Chains
54
Rating
4.57
144K reviews · damage 1.3% · $98K AGI
Top operators: Prestige Car Wash, bp, ScrubaDub Car Wash (Worcester)
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San Francisco
CBSA 41860 5 counties · CA
Locations
1,510
Chains
46
Rating
4.29
108K reviews · damage 1.9% · $126K AGI
Top operators: Shell, Chevron, Ducky's Express @ Chevron San Jose
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Austin
CBSA 12420 5 counties · TX
Locations
1,502
Chains
47
Rating
4.42
121K reviews · damage 1.8% · $89K AGI
Top operators: Shell, H-E-B Fuel, Circle K
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St. Louis
CBSA 41180 15 counties · MO
Locations
1,448
Chains
41
Rating
4.32
104K reviews · damage 2.3% · $79K AGI
Top operators: bp, Phillips 66, Circle K
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Las Vegas
CBSA 29820 1 counties · NV
Locations
1,374
Chains
33
Rating
4.43
91K reviews · damage 1.6% · $67K AGI
Top operators: Terrible Herbst Exterior Car Wash, WOW Carwash, Shell
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Sacramento
CBSA 40900 4 counties · CA
Locations
1,359
Chains
38
Rating
4.56
120K reviews · damage 1.2% · $84K AGI
Top operators: Shell, Quick Quack Car Wash, 76
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Portland
CBSA 38900 7 counties · OR
Locations
1,186
Chains
41
Rating
4.37
88K reviews · damage 1.7% · $83K AGI
Top operators: Kaady Car Washes, 76, Washman Happy Valley
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Baltimore
CBSA 12580 7 counties · MD
Locations
1,096
Chains
30
Rating
4.34
82K reviews · damage 1.8% · $91K AGI
Top operators: Shell, bp, Royal Farms
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Pittsburgh
CBSA 38300 7 counties · PA
Locations
1,019
Chains
32
Rating
4.36
84K reviews · damage 1.5% · $76K AGI
Top operators: Sheetz, GetGo Café + Market & WetGo Car Wash, Mr. Magic Car Wash - Bethel Park
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Cincinnati
CBSA 17140 15 counties · OH
Locations
890
Chains
29
Rating
4.40
74K reviews · damage 2.1% · $76K AGI
Top operators: bp, Mike's Carwash, WhiteWater Express Car Wash
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About these analyses
Each market analysis is built bottom-up from per-location data. We start with the official US Census CBSA county composition, run a point-in-polygon test against TIGER/Line county boundaries to identify every car wash inside the metro, then enrich each location with our 55-dimension LLM-extracted review data, format classification, and IRS ZIP-level income data.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic, or browse our chain operator profiles for the same level of detail at the operator level.