Bremerton Car Wash Market Analysis
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA
Data updated · June 9, 2026
13,006 Google reviews across 88 car wash locations in this chain-consolidated metro. Per-chain ratings vs. footprint, format mix, customer-experience signals across the chain-heavy market.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 88
- 81% independent
- Chains
- 8
- lead: Brown Bear Car Wash (5 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.46★
- +0.05 vs national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.4%
- near national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 17.1%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 44% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $11
- range $10–$15
- Median unlimited
- $25/mo
- cheapest $19/mo at Monstar Car Wash & Detail Center
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 276,581
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 107,264
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 3,143
- 1.6× the national MSA median — lighter supply
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.9
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Key findings
- 88 car wash locations operated by 8 chains and 71 independents across 1 county.
- Top 10 chains control 20.5% of locations — above the 11.4% US-metro median, led by Brown Bear Car Wash (5 sites).
- Built from 13,006 Google reviews, 3,348 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
88 car wash locations across 1 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
This is one of the more roll-up-shaped car wash markets in the WashIndex national index. Across 88 tracked locations, the top ten operators control 20.5% of supply — above the 11.4% US-metro median, with Brown Bear Car Wash the largest at 5 sites. The headline averages below behave like chain averages — the per-chain table is the right cut to read.
Operating-quality aggregates: rating 4.46★, damage 1.4%, membership-cancel friction 17.1%. Staff is the brightest aspect signal (0.86/+1). Because the operator mix is concentrated, those numbers behave more like chain averages than market averages.
Published pricing across the 5 of 90 Bremerton locations with menus available: median single car wash $11 (range $10–$15), median unlimited membership $25/month (range $19–$28.88/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $19/mo at Monstar Car Wash & Detail Center (On The Run Unlimited).
See the top car wash chains in Bremerton
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Bremerton metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Bremerton metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 5 of 90 tracked locations have usable published pricing (6% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Bremerton | ||
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| 1 | Monstar Car Wash & Detail Center On The Run Unlimited | $19 per mo |
| 2 | Shur-Kleen Car Wash Basic | $22.99 per mo |
| 3 | Klean Freak Car Wash Klean Freak | $25 per mo |
| 4 | Sudstar Car Wash BASIC | $28.88 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Bremerton | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monstar Car Wash & Detail Center Complete Touchless Wash - Basic | $10 |
| 2 | Klean Freak Car Wash KLEAN FREAK | $11 |
| 3 | Klean Freak Car Wash Klean Freak | $11 |
| 4 | Shur-Kleen Car Wash Basic | $13 |
| 5 | Sudstar Car Wash BASIC | $15 |
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 Bremerton metro, officially
Fast-growingthe Bremerton metro is one of the faster-growing car-wash job markets: employer establishments grew 73% from 2022 to 2024 — ahead of the ~7% national pace — to 19, now employing about 90 people at a $28,395 average 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 Bremerton car wash market
How many car washes are in the Bremerton metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Bremerton metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Bremerton?
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What is the average customer rating in the Bremerton car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Bremerton?
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How much does a car wash cost in Bremerton?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Bremerton?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Bremerton?
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What kinds of car washes does Bremerton have?
Bremerton's chain-heavy mix shapes the format distribution below. Express tunnels typically dominate consolidated markets — the format with the best unit economics for multi-location rollouts. Hand-finished detail shops and full-service operators usually run as the residual independent layer.
Highest-rated format: Detail Shop at 4.94★ across 11 locations. Lowest-rated: In-Bay Automatic at 4.02★ (4 locations).
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Detail Shop | 11 | 12.5% | 1,765 | 4.94 | 0.35% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 10 | 11.4% | 3,853 | 4.17 | 4.49% | 17.4% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 4 | 4.5% | 1,274 | 4.02 | 0.00% | — |
What is the household income near Bremerton car washes?
In a chain-consolidated market like Bremerton, ZIP-level income tells you more about where chains chose to deploy capital than about how customers actually rate the wash. Rollups tend to anchor expansion in the $75K–$150K AGI band; below that range, supply is thinner.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 40 qualifying locations: 0.26 — mild positive. Higher-income ZIPs host slightly better-rated washes, but operator execution still dominates. Scatter mean: $92K AGI/return, 4.41★.
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 | 1 | 3 | 267 | 4.29 | — |
| $75K – $100K | 5 | 38 | 8,876 | 4.37 | Detail Shop (10) |
| $100K – $150K | 2 | 11 | 3,335 | 4.66 | Express Tunnel (3) |
| $150K+ | 1 | 2 | 54 | 5.00 | Detail Shop (1) |
Top vs. bottom tier spread: 2 sites at 5.00★ (income $150K+) vs. 0 sites at 0.00★ (income Under $50K). For Bremerton's consolidated chain operators, the middle-income band is where the strongest deployment density typically sits.
Who operates the most Bremerton car washes?
In Bremerton, where chain share runs above the US-metro median, the chain-level breakdown below is where most of the operating-quality signal sits. Brown Bear Car Wash alone runs 5 of the metro's 88 sites; per-chain rating, damage rate, and membership-friction numbers follow.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
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| 1 | Brown Bear Car Wash | 5 | 1,545 | 4.40 | 6.06% | — | 0.00% |
| 2 | 76 | 3 | 1,117 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Chevron | 2 | 56 | 3.67 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Klean Freak Car Wash | 2 | 768 | 4.09 | 1.76% | 11.4% | 0.00% |
| 5 | Peninsula Subaru | 2 | 1,559 | 4.50 | 0.30% | — | 0.61% |
| 6 | Conoco | 1 | 157 | 4.20 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Shur-Kleen Car Wash | 1 | 641 | 4.30 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Top Notch Tint & Detail + | 1 | 442 | 5.00 | 0.63% | — | 0.63% |
| 9 | California Tint of Everett | 1 | 393 | 4.90 | 0.00% | — | 0.00% |
Which counties have the most car washes in Bremerton?
Counties don't matter equally in a chain-consolidated market. Kitsap County holds 90 of 88 metro locations — the operator concentration follows population density and median income, more than political geography.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Kitsap County | 90 | 102.3% | 13,006 | 4.46 |
What do customers love and complain about in Bremerton?
Staff is the strongest signal here (0.86); equipment reliability runs as the sharpest pain (-0.67). Useful as a quick check on which aspects Bremerton's consolidated supply does well at vs. poorly.
Where are all the car washes in the Bremerton metro?
Top locations by review volume in Bremerton are listed below. In a consolidated market, the top of the list is typically dominated by the largest chains' anchor sites; chain affiliation is called out in the Chain column.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Liberty Bay Auto 20201 Front St NE | Poulsbo, WA | — | — | 4.8 | 2,197 | $106K |
| Peninsula Subaru 3888 WA-16 | Bremerton, WA | — | Peninsula Subaru | 4.5 | 1,499 | $81K |
| Car Toys 10300 Silverdale Way NW | Silverdale, WA | — | — | 4.4 | 1,055 | $92K |
| Shur-Kleen Car Wash 3311 Kitsap Way | Bremerton, WA | Express Tunnel | Shur-Kleen Car Wash | 4.3 | 641 | $81K |
| Burwell 76 2550 Burwell St | Bremerton, WA | In-Bay Automatic | 76 | 4.0 | 509 | $81K |
| Monstar Car Wash & Detail Center 2990 Bethel Rd SE | Port Orchard, WA | Express Tunnel | — | 4.1 | 459 | $78K |
| Brown Bear Car Wash 3082 NW Bucklin Hill Rd | Silverdale, WA | Express Tunnel | Brown Bear Car Wash | 4.4 | 445 | $92K |
| Top Notch Tint & Detail + 2132 6th St | Bremerton, WA | Detail Shop | Top Notch Tint & Detail + | 5.0 | 442 | $81K |
| Sudstar Car Wash 1901 SE Sedgwick Rd | Port Orchard, WA | Express Tunnel | — | 3.4 | 440 | $78K |
| Klean Freak Car Wash 9550 Ridgetop Blvd NW | Silverdale, WA | Express Tunnel | Klean Freak Car Wash | 4.0 | 438 | $92K |
| Brown Bear Car Wash 18764 WA-305 | Poulsbo, WA | Express Tunnel | Brown Bear Car Wash | 4.4 | 368 | $106K |
| 76 294 Bravo Ter | Port Orchard, WA | In-Bay Automatic | 76 | 4.0 | 340 | $94K |
| Klean Freak Car Wash 21205 Olhava Way NW | Poulsbo, WA | Express Tunnel | Klean Freak Car Wash | 4.2 | 330 | $106K |
| Brown Bear Car Wash 1500 NE Fairgrounds Rd | Bremerton, WA | Express Tunnel | Brown Bear Car Wash | 4.3 | 330 | $79K |
| Brown Bear Car Wash 6301 WA-303 | Bremerton, WA | Express Tunnel | Brown Bear Car Wash | 4.5 | 291 | $79K |
| 76 4650 Werner Rd | Bremerton, WA | In-Bay Automatic | 76 | 4.0 | 268 | $81K |
| APEX AUTO PROS TINTING, PPF & DETAILING 9220 Provost Rd NW | Silverdale, WA | Detail Shop | — | 4.9 | 254 | $92K |
| Affordable Used Cars & Trucks 3890 Wheaton Wy | Bremerton, WA | — | — | 4.7 | 217 | $69K |
| Hudson Auto Center 20081 Viking Ave NW Suite 101 | Poulsbo, WA | — | — | 4.4 | 214 | $106K |
| Diamond Luxe Paint Protection+Detail 6702 Bethel Rd SE suite #101 | Port Orchard, WA | Detail Shop | — | 5.0 | 196 | $94K |
| 76 1350 Bay St | Port Orchard, WA | In-Bay Automatic | Conoco | 4.2 | 157 | $78K |
| Bainbridge MOBILE Auto Detail | , WA | — | — | 4.9 | 116 | — |
| Brown Bear Car Wash 19774 7th Ave NE | Poulsbo, WA | Express Tunnel | Brown Bear Car Wash | 4.4 | 111 | $106K |
| TnT Mobile Detailing | , WA | — | — | 4.8 | 105 | — |
| NW Auto Restoration | , WA | — | — | 5.0 | 98 | — |
Compare Bremerton to other WA car wash markets
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Car wash inventory for the Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA CBSA is determined by point-in-polygon test against the official US Census county boundaries (TIGER/Line, 2024) for the 1 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 3,348 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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