Amarillo Car Wash Market Analysis
Amarillo, TX
Data updated · May 22, 2026
A detailed read of the Amarillo car wash industry built from 15,512 Google reviews across 147 locations in 5 counties. Covers format mix, operator dominance, geographic distribution, income demographics, and customer-experience signals at the metro, county, and ZIP level.
147 car wash locations across 5 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
The Amarillo metropolitan area hosts 147 car wash locations across its 5 counties — among the largest car-wash trade areas in the United States. Operating-quality signals are derived from 15,512 Google reviews, with 4,168 reviews processed through structured LLM extraction across 55 dimensions. The weighted-average rating across all locations is 4.56★, with a reviewer-reported damage rate of 1.44% and a membership-cancellation friction rate of 11.5% of mem-discussing reviews.
The market is highly fragmented: 113 of 147 locations (76.9%) operate as independents or single-location operators, while the top 10 chains together control 34 locations (23.1%). The largest single operator by location count is Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash with 8 sites in the MSA.
Of 45 locations that have been formally format-classified, the dominant concept is Express Tunnel (19 sites), with strong secondary presence from Detail Shop (12), Full Service (2), and Self-Serve Bay (1). The remaining 102 locations are unclassified — typically smaller independent operators without enough website signal for format assignment.
Published pricing across the 22 of 147 Amarillo locations with menus available: median single car wash $28.60 (range $12–$50), median unlimited membership $24.99/month (range $22.95–$50/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $22.95/mo at Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash (Basic Wash Pass).
See the top car wash chains in Amarillo
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Amarillo metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Amarillo metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 22 of 147 tracked locations have usable published pricing (15% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Amarillo | ||
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| 1 | Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash Basic Wash Pass | $22.95 per mo |
| 2 | Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash Basic Wash Pass | $22.95 per mo |
| 3 | Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash Basic Wash Pass | $22.95 per mo |
| 4 | Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash Basic Wash Pass | $22.95 per mo |
| 5 | Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash Basic Wash Pass | $22.95 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Amarillo | ||
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| 1 | Take 5 Car Wash Wash | $12 |
| 2 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash QUALITY | $14 |
| 3 | Doty's Auto Detail, LLC Book Appointment | $25 |
| 4 | Blue Beacon Truck Wash of Amarillo East, TX Flat Trailer | $28.60 |
| 5 | Blue Beacon Truck Wash of Amarillo West, TX Flat Trailer | $28.60 |
Pricing scraped from operator websites where published; the WashIndex AI calling agent rings up locations that don’t publish menus online to capture pricing directly.
About the Amarillo car wash market
How many car washes are in the Amarillo metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Amarillo?
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What is the average customer rating in the Amarillo car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Amarillo?
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How much does a car wash cost in Amarillo?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Amarillo?
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What kinds of car washes does Amarillo have?
The Amarillo MSA contains a wide mix of car wash formats — from express tunnels and full-service operations to detail shops and self-serve bays. The bar chart below shows how many locations of each format have been formally classified by our LLM-based format classifier (which reads each operator's own website to determine the format), with the avg Google rating per format displayed alongside the count.
The format with the highest customer rating is Detail Shop at 4.73★ across 12 locations — typical of the format, which is staffed, hand-finished, and oriented toward customers who care more about wash result than throughput. The lowest-rated format is Full Service at 3.90★ across 2 locations. Format-level rating gaps of this size are common — different formats serve different customer occasions and have inherently different expectations.
Of the 147 total locations in the MSA, 102 (69.4%) are currently unclassified — these are typically smaller independent operators without enough website signal to determine format unambiguously. Their inclusion in the overall location count is correct, but format-level statistics below should be read as describing the classified subset only.
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Unclassified | 102 | 69.4% | 1,427 | 4.46 | 0.89% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 19 | 12.9% | 11,087 | 4.65 | 1.65% | 9.8% |
| Detail Shop | 12 | 8.2% | 1,197 | 4.73 | 0.41% | 45.5% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 11 | 7.5% | 403 | 4.02 | 1.72% | 50.0% |
| Full Service | 2 | 1.4% | 1,305 | 3.90 | 1.98% | — |
| Self-Serve Bay | 1 | 0.7% | 93 | 3.70 | 0.00% | — |
What is the household income near Amarillo car washes?
Each ZIP in the Amarillo MSA has been joined to IRS Statistics-of-Income data (tax year 2022, mean Adjusted Gross Income per return as the income proxy) and to the per-location Google rating dataset. The scatter below plots every car wash with at least 10 reviews against its ZIP-level income, with each dot colored by format and sized by review volume.
Across 57 qualifying locations the simple Pearson correlation between ZIP income and Google rating is 0.25 — a mild positive correlation. Higher-income ZIPs tend to host slightly better-rated car washes, but the relationship is weak; operator execution dominates. The mean-of-scatter location sits at $86K AGI/return and 4.36★.
Car wash count and quality by income tier
Grouping ZIPs by income tier shows how location count and average rating shift across the income distribution. The blue bars are location count per tier; the orange tick marks show the average Google rating across all car wash locations in that tier (scaled against the same y-axis).
| Income tier (mean AGI/return) | ZIPs | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Top Format |
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| Under $50K | 3 | 16 | 2,048 | 4.56 | Express Tunnel (3) |
| $50K – $75K | 4 | 30 | 3,995 | 4.59 | Express Tunnel (5) |
| $75K – $100K | 4 | 37 | 5,602 | 4.39 | Express Tunnel (6) |
| $100K – $150K | 4 | 24 | 3,498 | 4.74 | Express Tunnel (5) |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
The highest-income tier ($150K+) contains 0 car washes across 0 ZIPs, with a weighted-average rating of 0.00★ — compared to 16 locations across 3 ZIPs averaging 4.56★ in the lowest-income tier (Under $50K). The middle-income tiers ($75K–$150K) tend to host the densest concentrations of express tunnels — the format that monetizes most effectively at suburban price points.
Who operates the most Amarillo car washes?
The Amarillo MSA hosts 10 different chains alongside 113 independent operators (single-location or unaffiliated sites). The table below ranks the top 25 chains by location count in the MSA, with each chain's per-MSA Google rating, reviewer-reported damage rate, and membership cancellation friction rate.
The top 10 chains together control 34 of 147 locations (23.1%) — meaning 76.9% of the MSA's car wash supply remains in the hands of smaller chains and independent operators. That fragmentation level is typical of large US metros and creates meaningful consolidation runway for active acquirers.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
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| 1 | Toot'n Totum Express Car Wash | 8 | 195 | 4.10 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Quick Quack Car Wash | 7 | 7,890 | 4.70 | 1.55% | 3.3% | 0.43% |
| 3 | Phillips 66 | 6 | 282 | 4.40 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Pak-A-Sak | 4 | 98 | 3.47 | — | — | — |
| 5 | CA Auto Spa | 2 | 562 | 4.82 | 0.00% | — | 0.00% |
| 6 | Blue Beacon | 2 | 1,305 | 3.90 | 1.98% | — | 2.37% |
| 7 | Take 5 Car Wash | 2 | 2,321 | 4.61 | 0.94% | 17.2% | 0.82% |
| 8 | Hurricane Beach Car Wash | 1 | 23 | 1.80 | — | — | — |
| 9 | IQ Car Wash | 1 | 241 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 440 | 4.70 | 3.33% | — | 0.00% |
Which counties have the most car washes in Amarillo?
The Amarillo, TX CBSA spans 5 counties. The table below shows how the MSA's car wash inventory is distributed across those counties — by location count, total review volume, and weighted-average customer rating.
Randall County is the heart of the metro's car wash supply, hosting 71 locations (48.3%) of the 147 total. Cross-county rating dispersion is narrow — about 0.38★ between the highest and lowest-rated county with meaningful sample size, which suggests operating quality is more a function of operator execution than of county-level market dynamics.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Randall County | 71 | 48.3% | 7,573 | 4.60 |
| Potter County | 71 | 48.3% | 7,902 | 4.51 |
| Carson County | 5 | 3.4% | 37 | 4.89 |
What do customers love and complain about in Amarillo?
Aspect scores aggregate the per-review LLM extractions for 4,168 reviews across all 147 MSA locations. Each score is computed as (positive − negative) / (positive + negative + mixed) for that aspect, ranging from −1 (universally negative) to +1 (universally positive). Numbers above zero mean customers say more positive than negative things; below zero means the reverse.
Reading these together gives a quick read on where the metro's car wash industry stands operationally: which aspects of the experience are reliable strengths and which ones generate the most friction.
Where are all the car washes in the Amarillo metro?
The complete inventory of car wash locations in the Amarillo MSA, ranked by review volume. Each row shows the operator name, address, format classification (where determined), chain affiliation (when part of a multi-location operator), Google rating, total review count, county, and the IRS mean-AGI-per-return for the ZIP it sits in. Locations with fewer than 10 reviews on Google appear without a rating column populated.
We're showing the top 25 by review volume; the full set of 147 locations is available in the underlying dataset for users requesting a custom market study.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Quick Quack Car Wash 1901 Bell St | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,626 | $59K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 3574 S Soncy Rd | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.9 | 1,432 | $135K |
| Take 5 Car Wash 2806 S Georgia St | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,333 | $89K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 1001 E Amarillo Blvd | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,165 | $36K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 2400 S Georgia St | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,039 | $89K |
| Take 5 Car Wash 5810 Coulter St S | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.5 | 988 | $135K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 4175 S Georgia St | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.7 | 933 | $53K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 4310 Coulter St S | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.6 | 924 | $89K |
| Quick Quack Car Wash 1920 S Grand St | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Quick Quack Car Wash | 4.4 | 771 | $43K |
| Blue Beacon Truck Wash of Amarillo East, TX 8710 E I-40, I-40 Exit 75 | Amarillo, TX | Full Service | Blue Beacon | 3.9 | 767 | $85K |
| Blue Beacon Truck Wash of Amarillo West, TX Exit 74, 2200 S Whitaker Rd I-40 | Amarillo, TX | Full Service | Blue Beacon | 3.9 | 538 | $85K |
| The Gym @ Contagion Athletics 8210 W Amarillo Blvd Suite A | Amarillo, TX | Detail Shop | CA Auto Spa | 4.8 | 458 | $140K |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash 6010 Lowes Ln | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.7 | 440 | $59K |
| IQ Car Wash 5688 Bell St | Amarillo, TX | Express Tunnel | IQ Car Wash | 4.0 | 241 | $89K |
| Bubble Bath Car Wash 1710 S Western St | Amarillo, TX | — | — | 3.9 | 236 | $59K |
| Stone Brothers Collision 3715 W Amarillo Blvd | Amarillo, TX | — | — | 4.9 | 197 | $59K |
| Double Suds Car Wash 3600 SW 45th Ave | Amarillo, TX | — | — | 4.1 | 164 | $89K |
| Xtreme Auto Re-Styling Center 7820 SW 77th Ave | Amarillo, TX | Detail Shop | — | 4.5 | 159 | $135K |
| Recharged Mobile Detailing LLC | , TX | — | — | 5.0 | 141 | — |
| Ceramic Pro Amarillo Elite Dealer 5107 Catalpa Ln | Amarillo, TX | Detail Shop | — | 4.9 | 115 | $53K |
| CA Auto Spa 8210 W Amarillo Blvd Suite C | Amarillo, TX | Detail Shop | CA Auto Spa | 4.9 | 104 | $140K |
| Auto Max Car Wash 2310 12th Ave | Canyon, TX | Self-Serve Bay | — | 3.7 | 93 | $93K |
| Double Suds Car Wash - Washington 4801 S Washington St | Amarillo, TX | — | — | 4.2 | 84 | $53K |
| Absolute hand wash & Detailing 1620 S Western St | Amarillo, TX | Detail Shop | — | 4.2 | 82 | $59K |
| Texas Auto Hail Repair Guys 13195 I-27 suite 52 | Amarillo, TX | Detail Shop | — | 5.0 | 77 | $135K |
About this analysis
Car wash inventory for the Amarillo, TX CBSA is determined by point-in-polygon test against the official US Census county boundaries (TIGER/Line, 2024) for the 5 counties that make up the MSA. Each location was verified to fall inside one of those county polygons; lat/lng comes from Google Maps metadata.
Operating-quality signals are derived from 4,168 customer reviews processed through WashIndex's 55-field LLM extraction pipeline. Format classification comes from a separate per-location website-reading classifier. ZIP-level income data is from the IRS Statistics of Income (tax year 2022) — mean Adjusted Gross Income per tax return, which is directionally aligned with ACS median household income but available without authentication.
See our full methodology for the extraction pipeline, validation samples, and aggregation logic.