Binghamton Car Wash Market Analysis
Binghamton, NY
Data updated · June 9, 2026
A read of Binghamton's car wash market built from 6,094 Google reviews across 120 locations. Format mix, operator rank, geographic distribution, income overlay, customer-experience signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 120
- 85% independent
- Chains
- 8
- lead: CK's CarWash (7 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.23★
- -0.18 vs national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 2.5%
- 1.6× national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 15.9%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 37% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $14
- range $5–$29.95
- Median unlimited
- $28/mo
- cheapest $24.95/mo at Protection Auto Detailing / Ceramic Coatings & Rust Proofing
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 245,844
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 101,995
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 2,049
- near the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.2
- below the ~0.5 expandable band · classified sites
Key findings
- 120 car wash locations operated by 8 chains and 102 independents across 2 counties.
- Weighted Google rating 4.23★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 6,094 Google reviews, 1,450 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
120 car wash locations across 2 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
No single structural signal jumps out for Binghamton — it's a mid-shape car wash market. 120 locations across 8 chains and 102 independents, distributed across 2 counties. Customer-experience signals across 1,450 AI-extracted reviews produce the distinct read on this market.
Weighted rating 4.23★; damage 2.5%; membership-cancel friction 15.9%. Equipment reliability runs as the sharpest friction (-0.78). Per-operator and per-format cuts below are more informative than the aggregates.
Published pricing across the 14 of 121 Binghamton locations with menus available: median single car wash $14 (range $5–$29.95), median unlimited membership $28/month (range $24.95–$34/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $24.95/mo at Protection Auto Detailing / Ceramic Coatings & Rust Proofing (Additional information).
See the top car wash chains in Binghamton
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Binghamton metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Binghamton metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 14 of 121 tracked locations have usable published pricing (12% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Binghamton | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protection Auto Detailing / Ceramic Coatings & Rust Proofing Additional information | $24.95 per mo |
| 2 | Splash Car Wash Express Express | $28 per mo |
| 3 | Splash Car Wash Express Express | $28 per mo |
| 4 | Twin Tiers Auto Wash Basic | $28 per mo |
| 5 | Hoffman Car Wash Exterior | $29.99 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Binghamton | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoffman Car Wash Self Service - Tap/Swipe To Start | $5 |
| 2 | Enviro Auto Wash Basic | $7 |
| 3 | Twin Tiers Auto Wash Silver | $12 |
| 4 | Splash Car Wash Express Express | $14 |
| 5 | Splash Car Wash Express Express | $14 |
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.
The car wash industry in the Binghamton metro, officially
the Binghamton metro has 13 car-wash employer establishments employing about 100 people, at a $34,313 average annual wage.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, QCEW (private, NAICS 811192). Counts car-wash employer establishments, a narrower universe than all physical wash locations — see methodology.
About the Binghamton car wash market
How many car washes are in the Binghamton metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Binghamton metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Binghamton?
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What is the average customer rating in the Binghamton car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Binghamton?
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How much does a car wash cost in Binghamton?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Binghamton?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Binghamton?
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What kinds of car washes does Binghamton have?
Format counts below split Binghamton's 120 car wash locations by operating concept. Each format serves a different customer occasion — express tunnels for throughput, full-service for staffed convenience, detail shops for hand-finished work — and the rating column lets you read whether each format is meeting its own expectations here.
Highest-rated format: Detail Shop at 4.63★ across 10 locations. Lowest-rated: Self-Serve Bay at 2.97★ (7 locations).
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Detail Shop | 10 | 8.3% | 626 | 4.63 | 2.36% | — |
| Self-Serve Bay | 7 | 5.8% | 662 | 2.97 | 4.30% | 0.0% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 4 | 3.3% | 366 | 4.13 | 1.79% | 0.0% |
| Full Service | 4 | 3.3% | 1,733 | 4.51 | 2.27% | 16.2% |
| Express Tunnel | 2 | 1.7% | 995 | 4.30 | 8.00% | 17.9% |
What is the household income near Binghamton car washes?
Read together with the format mix above, the income scatter below tells you whether car wash quality in Binghamton tracks neighborhood income, format mix, or neither. Operating quality usually dominates this picture.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 55 qualifying locations: -0.01 — effectively zero. Operating quality dominates over neighborhood income. Scatter mean: $71K AGI/return, 4.15★.
Car wash count and quality by income tier
Blue bars: location count per tier. Orange tick marks: average Google rating (same y-axis).
| Income tier (mean AGI/return) | ZIPs | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Top Format |
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| Under $50K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $50K – $75K | 15 | 62 | 3,979 | 4.23 | Detail Shop (8) |
| $75K – $100K | 3 | 23 | 1,867 | 4.15 | Self-Serve Bay (4) |
| $100K – $150K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
The highest-income tier ($150K+) contains 0 car washes across 0 ZIPs at 0.00★, against 0 sites across 0 ZIPs at 0.00★ in the lowest. Middle-income tiers typically host the densest express-tunnel concentrations — the part of the income curve where that format's unit economics are strongest.
Who operates the most Binghamton car washes?
The table below ranks the top 25 chains operating in Binghamton by location count. Each row shows per-chain Google rating, damage rate, and cancel friction — the cleanest side-by-side cut on operator quality in the market.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CK's CarWash | 7 | 662 | 2.97 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Splash Car Wash Express | 3 | 1,242 | 4.67 | 2.40% | 16.2% | 2.03% |
| 3 | Wash at Joe's | 2 | 273 | 3.60 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Hoffman Car Wash | 2 | 995 | 4.30 | 8.00% | — | 1.00% |
| 5 | SmartWash | 1 | 124 | 4.20 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Twin Tiers Auto Wash | 1 | 28 | 3.30 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Classy Chassy Carwash | 1 | 296 | 4.40 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Blue Beacon | 1 | 491 | 4.10 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Binghamton?
The table below splits the metro's car wash inventory across the 2 counties of the Binghamton, NY CBSA, with location count, total reviews, and weighted-average rating per county.
Cross-county rating dispersion: 0.12★ between the highest- and lowest-rated counties with meaningful sample size.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Broome County | 95 | 79.2% | 5,585 | 4.24 |
| Tioga County | 26 | 21.7% | 509 | 4.12 |
What do customers love and complain about in Binghamton?
Reading the aspect grid: numbers above 0.3 are strong positives; numbers below -0.1 indicate meaningful friction; in between is mixed signal. staff is the brightest spot here. equipment reliability is the pain point.
Where are all the car washes in the Binghamton metro?
Top 25 car washes by review volume in Binghamton. The full set of 120 is available in the underlying dataset.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Hoffman Car Wash 2524 Vestal Pkwy E | Vestal, NY | Express Tunnel | Hoffman Car Wash | 4.3 | 637 | $100K |
| Splash Car Wash Express 200 Vestal Pkwy E | Vestal, NY | Full Service | Splash Car Wash Express | 4.6 | 523 | $100K |
| Splash Car Wash Express 1104 Front St | Binghamton, NY | Full Service | Splash Car Wash Express | 4.8 | 521 | $65K |
| Blue Beacon Truck Wash of Kirkwood, NY Exit 2W/3, 73 Industrial Park Dr I-81 | Binghamton, NY | Full Service | Blue Beacon | 4.1 | 491 | $55K |
| Hoffman Car Wash 1261 Front St | Binghamton, NY | Express Tunnel | Hoffman Car Wash | 4.3 | 358 | $64K |
| Classy Chassy Carwash 1104 Upper, 1104 Front St | Binghamton, NY | — | Classy Chassy Carwash | 4.4 | 296 | $64K |
| CK's CarWash 3136 Vestal Rd | Vestal, NY | Self-Serve Bay | CK's CarWash | 3.0 | 225 | $100K |
| Splash Car Wash Express 561 Harry L Dr | Johnson City, NY | Full Service | Splash Car Wash Express | 4.5 | 198 | $56K |
| Wash at Joe's 1431 Front St | Binghamton, NY | — | Wash at Joe's | 3.6 | 177 | $65K |
| Ziebart 385 State St | Binghamton, NY | Detail Shop | — | 4.1 | 144 | $65K |
| Main Street LaserWash 2301 E Main St | Endwell, NY | In-Bay Automatic | — | 4.2 | 125 | $70K |
| aFORDable Touch Free Carwash 101 Central Ave | Owego, NY | In-Bay Automatic | SmartWash | 4.2 | 124 | $75K |
| CK's CarWash 721 Harry L Dr | Johnson City, NY | Self-Serve Bay | CK's CarWash | 2.7 | 123 | $56K |
| Terenzi's Auto Body Shop 1461 Union Center Maine Hwy | Endicott, NY | Detail Shop | — | 4.8 | 101 | $70K |
| Wash at Joe's 330 Main St | Binghamton, NY | — | Wash at Joe's | 3.6 | 96 | $64K |
| Enviro Auto Wash 3121 Watson Blvd | Endwell, NY | In-Bay Automatic | — | 4.2 | 89 | $70K |
| Superior Shine Auto Spa LLC 404 Front St | Vestal, NY | Detail Shop | — | 4.7 | 71 | $100K |
| CK's CarWash 980 Conklin Rd | Conklin, NY | Self-Serve Bay | CK's CarWash | 2.9 | 71 | $68K |
| Car Wash 43 Main St | Johnson City, NY | — | — | 3.6 | 70 | $56K |
| Ck's Car Wash 1431 Front St | Binghamton, NY | Self-Serve Bay | CK's CarWash | 2.9 | 69 | $65K |
| SERVICE ROAD CAR WASH 417 W Service Rd | Binghamton, NY | — | — | 4.5 | 68 | $65K |
| Ck’s car wash 8310 NY-434 | Apalachin, NY | Self-Serve Bay | CK's CarWash | 3.5 | 65 | $83K |
| CK's Car Wash 207 Conklin Ave | Binghamton, NY | Self-Serve Bay | CK's CarWash | 3.2 | 65 | $76K |
| Direct Details | , NY | — | — | 4.8 | 61 | — |
| Car wash 305 Carl St | Endicott, NY | — | — | 4.2 | 61 | $70K |
Compare Binghamton to other NY car wash markets
Each link drills into a full per-metro analysis — operator concentration, format mix, and customer-experience signals against the same methodology.
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Binghamton car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/binghamton
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Car wash inventory for the Binghamton, NY CBSA is determined by point-in-polygon test against the official US Census county boundaries (TIGER/Line, 2024) for the 2 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 1,450 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. Term definitions in the glossary.
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