Jackson Car Wash Market Analysis
Jackson, MS
Data updated · September 26, 2026
13,585 Google reviews across 307 car washes in 8 Jackson counties. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 307
- 90% independent
- Chains
- 12
- lead: Mister Car Wash (7 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.46★
- near national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 2.0%
- 1.3× national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 16.3%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 65% of classified inventory
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 615,908
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 236,483
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 2,006
- near the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.9
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Key findings
- 307 car wash locations operated by 12 chains and 275 independents across 8 counties.
- Weighted Google rating 4.46★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 13,585 Google reviews, 3,186 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
307 car wash locations across 8 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Jackson sits near the center of the US-metro distribution on concentration, format mix, and rating. 307 locations across 12 chains and 275 independents, distributed across 8 counties. Distinctive patterns show up below at the format and aspect levels.
Weighted rating 4.46★; damage 2.0%; membership-cancel friction 16.3%. Equipment reliability runs as the sharpest friction (-0.43). 13,585 Google reviews drive the analysis, 3,186 of them processed through the WashIndex LLM extractor.
See the top car wash chains in Jackson
Ranked by location count in the metro
The car wash industry in the Jackson metro, officially
Low-wageCar-wash wages in the Jackson metro run about 18% below the national average ($26,607 vs. $32,560), across 37 employer establishments and roughly 288 jobs.
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.
Car wash financing in the Jackson metro
Operations-heavySince 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration has backed 12 car-wash loans in the Jackson metro worth $5.5M, at a $262,350 median per car wash and a 0.0% charge-off rate. Early read: an outsized 17% of loans were for working capital rather than construction or acquisition (vs. 10% nationally), which can point to operators managing cash flow more than expanding.
FY2026 annualized from its first 6 months.
- Rankin 4
- Hinds 4
- Simpson 2
- Madison 1
- Yazoo 1
- New build / open33% · $619K
- Expansion / improvement50% · $248K
- Working capital17% · $105K
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) & 504 FOIA datasets (NAICS 811192), data through 2026-03-31. See the Car Wash Lending Tracker for national figures and methodology.
About the Jackson car wash market
How many car washes are in the Jackson metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Jackson metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Jackson?
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What is the average customer rating in the Jackson car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Jackson?
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What kinds of car washes does Jackson have?
The table below lists every operating format we classify, with locations, reviews, average rating, damage rate, and membership-cancel friction broken out per format. Jackson's mix sits close to the US-metro median shape.
Highest-rated format: Detail Shop at 4.76★ across 8 locations. Lowest-rated: Full Service at 3.99★ (2 locations).
273 (88.9%) of 307 locations are unclassified — small independents whose websites don't surface enough signal for format assignment. Format-level statistics describe the classified subset only.
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Unclassified | 273 | 88.9% | 6,611 | 4.55 | 0.82% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 22 | 7.2% | 5,650 | 4.40 | 3.92% | 16.4% |
| Detail Shop | 8 | 2.6% | 457 | 4.76 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Self-Serve Bay | 2 | 0.7% | 113 | 4.08 | 0.00% | 33.3% |
| Full Service | 2 | 0.7% | 754 | 3.99 | 0.60% | — |
What is the household income near Jackson car washes?
Each ZIP in Jackson is joined to IRS Statistics-of-Income (tax year 2022) and to the per-location Google rating dataset. The scatter below sizes dots by review volume and colors them by format.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 85 qualifying locations: -0.06 — effectively zero. Operating quality dominates over neighborhood income. Scatter mean: $83K AGI/return, 4.32★.
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 | 14 | 50 | 1,133 | 4.31 | Express Tunnel (2) |
| $50K – $75K | 10 | 44 | 2,256 | 4.36 | Express Tunnel (5) |
| $75K – $100K | 4 | 22 | 2,479 | 4.35 | Express Tunnel (5) |
| $100K – $150K | 5 | 44 | 5,919 | 4.52 | Express Tunnel (10) |
| $150K+ | 1 | 2 | 465 | 3.80 | Full Service (1) |
The highest-income tier ($150K+) contains 2 car washes across 1 ZIPs at 3.80★, against 50 sites across 14 ZIPs at 4.31★ 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 Jackson car washes?
The table below ranks the top 25 chains operating in Jackson 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 |
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| 1 | Mister Car Wash | 7 | 2,851 | 4.30 | 2.54% | 11.1% | 0.91% |
| 2 | Shell | 5 | 158 | 3.76 | — | — | — |
| 3 | GoShine Express Car Wash | 5 | 686 | 4.62 | 6.42% | — | 0.00% |
| 4 | Car Care Clinic | 4 | 860 | 4.17 | — | — | — |
| 5 | 5 Minute Express Car Wash | 4 | 697 | 4.36 | 9.35% | — | 0.00% |
| 6 | The First Detail | 1 | 36 | 5.00 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Blue Beacon | 1 | 465 | 3.80 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 129 | 4.10 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Rainforest Carwash Laurel | 1 | 268 | 4.60 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Take 5 Car Wash | 1 | 719 | 4.50 | 0.41% | 9.8% | 0.82% |
| 11 | Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 238 | 4.60 | 3.21% | — | 1.92% |
| 12 | Gill Express | 1 | 289 | 4.30 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Jackson?
Jackson's 307 car washes distribute across 8 counties. Hinds County leads with 112 locations (36.5%). Cross-county rating dispersion is usually narrow at this scale.
Cross-county rating dispersion: 0.43★ between the highest- and lowest-rated counties with meaningful sample size.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Hinds County | 112 | 36.5% | 4,532 | 4.32 |
| Madison County | 79 | 25.7% | 4,631 | 4.64 |
| Rankin County | 77 | 25.1% | 3,844 | 4.39 |
| Simpson County | 12 | 3.9% | 329 | 4.64 |
| Scott County | 9 | 2.9% | 65 | 4.46 |
| Yazoo County | 8 | 2.6% | 136 | 4.21 |
| Copiah County | 6 | 2.0% | 39 | 4.06 |
| Holmes County | 4 | 1.3% | 9 | 4.13 |
What do customers love and complain about in Jackson?
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 Jackson metro?
Top 25 car washes by review volume in Jackson. The full set of 307 is available in the underlying dataset.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Honda Service Center 555 Sunnybrook Rd | Ridgeland, MS | — | — | 5.0 | 1,084 | $137K |
| CIA Autoplex 380 Distribution Dr | Madison, MS | — | — | 4.8 | 720 | $147K |
| Car Wash USA Express 669 US-51 | Ridgeland, MS | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.5 | 719 | $137K |
| Mister Car Wash 1023 Hampstead Blvd | Clinton, MS | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 518 | $79K |
| Mister Car Wash 4782 Interstate 55 North Frontage Rd | Jackson, MS | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 500 | $116K |
| Mister Car Wash 111 Stribling Ln | Brandon, MS | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 482 | $78K |
| Blue Beacon Truck Wash of Pearl, MS 970 I-20 W Frontage Rd, I-20/55 Exit 45A, 970 I- 20 Frontage Rd | Jackson, MS | Full Service | Blue Beacon | 3.8 | 465 | $212K |
| 5 Minute Express Car Wash - Brandon 2183 MS-18 | Brandon, MS | Express Tunnel | 5 Minute Express Car Wash | 4.3 | 399 | $78K |
| Mister Car Wash 110 Lake Harbour Dr | Ridgeland, MS | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 391 | $137K |
| Mister Car Wash 240 Meadowbrook Rd | Jackson, MS | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 368 | $43K |
| Mister Car Wash 3510 Lakeland Dr | Flowood, MS | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 355 | $127K |
| Gill Express Truck Wash 950 Interstate 20 west, Frontage Rd | Jackson, MS | Full Service | Gill Express | 4.3 | 289 | $70K |
| GoShine Express Car Wash 1155 Old Fannin Rd | Brandon, MS | Express Tunnel | GoShine Express Car Wash | 4.7 | 274 | $94K |
| Ridgeland Auto World 750 Ridgewood Rd | Ridgeland, MS | — | — | 4.8 | 269 | $137K |
| Rainforest Carwash of Magee 301 Pinola Dr SE | Magee, MS | Express Tunnel | Rainforest Carwash Laurel | 4.6 | 268 | $54K |
| Car Care Clinic Jet Lube - I-55 Frontage Road 4710 N I-55 | Jackson, MS | — | Car Care Clinic | 4.2 | 261 | $116K |
| 5 Minute Express Car Wash - Byram 5813 Terry Rd | Byram, MS | Express Tunnel | 5 Minute Express Car Wash | 4.4 | 245 | $51K |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash 797 Lakeland Pl | Flowood, MS | Express Tunnel | Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.6 | 238 | $127K |
| Mister Car Wash 109 E Harper St | Richland, MS | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 237 | $53K |
| Rapid Oil Change Inc 955 US-80 | Clinton, MS | — | — | 4.4 | 236 | $79K |
| Car Care Clinic & Jet Lube - Metrocenter 4406 Robinson Rd | Jackson, MS | — | — | 4.2 | 235 | $32K |
| Car Care Clinic 1709 W Government St | Brandon, MS | — | Car Care Clinic | 4.3 | 224 | $78K |
| Volcano Express CarWash 3052 White Blvd | Pearl, MS | Detail Shop | — | 4.6 | 213 | $54K |
| Car Care Clinic Jet Lube - Pearl 131 S Pearson Rd | Pearl, MS | — | Car Care Clinic | 4.4 | 204 | $54K |
| Quality First Mobile Detail | , MS | — | — | 4.9 | 197 | — |
Compare Jackson to other MS 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, September 26). Jackson car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/jackson-ms
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Car wash inventory for the Jackson, MS CBSA is determined by point-in-polygon test against the official US Census county boundaries (TIGER/Line, 2024) for the 8 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 3,186 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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