Kenosha Car Wash Market Analysis
Kenosha, WI
Data updated · June 9, 2026
Kenosha: 105 car wash locations, structurally tilted toward in-bay automatic. Format dominance breakdown, per-format quality, operator rank, customer-experience signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 105
- 70% independent
- Chains
- 9
- lead: bp (10 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.43★
- near national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.6%
- near national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 15.5%
- Top format
- in-bay automatic
- 56% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $8
- range $5–$40
- Median unlimited
- $25/mo
- cheapest $22.99/mo at Mister Car Wash
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 168,413
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 67,631
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 1,604
- 1.2× denser than the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.7
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Key findings
- 105 car wash locations operated by 9 chains and 74 independents across 1 county.
- In-bay automatic dominates: 55.6% of formally-classified locations.
- Built from 15,949 Google reviews, 2,561 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
105 car wash locations across 1 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Kenosha's car wash supply is structurally tilted toward in-bay automatic. 105 locations sit in the market; 55.6% of the classified subset are in-bay automatic, averaging 4.45★. Operating-quality signals below are best read as a study of in-bay automatic's execution.
Weighted rating across the market is 4.43★; damage runs 1.6%. The dominant in-bay automatic averages 4.45★ on its own. Aspect-level: Wash quality strong (0.74), equipment reliability weak (-0.35). The operator rank below shows which chains have committed most heavily to the dominant format.
Published pricing across the 17 of 107 Kenosha locations with menus available: median single car wash $8 (range $5–$40), median unlimited membership $25/month (range $22.99–$34.99/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $22.99/mo at Mister Car Wash (BASE).
See the top car wash chains in Kenosha
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Kenosha metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Kenosha metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 17 of 107 tracked locations have usable published pricing (16% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Kenosha | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mister Car Wash BASE | $22.99 per mo |
| 2 | Mister Car Wash BASE | $22.99 per mo |
| 3 | Take 5 Car Wash Unlimited Membership - Tier 1 | $25 per mo |
| 4 | Rocket Wash BEST (Jupiter) - Existing Member Rate | $34.99 per mo |
| 5 | Rocket Wash BEST (Jupiter) - Existing Member Rate | $34.99 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Kenosha | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Just Detail It Just the Extras - Clean Seat Belts | $5 |
| 2 | Kwik Trip Standard | $8 |
| 3 | Kwik Trip Standard | $8 |
| 4 | Kwik Trip Standard | $8 |
| 5 | Kwik Trip Standard | $8 |
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 Kenosha metro, officially
Low-wageCar-wash wages in the Kenosha metro run about 100% below the national average ($0 vs. $32,560), across 8 employer establishments and roughly 0 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.
About the Kenosha car wash market
How many car washes are in the Kenosha metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Kenosha metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Kenosha?
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What is the average customer rating in the Kenosha car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Kenosha?
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How much does a car wash cost in Kenosha?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Kenosha?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Kenosha?
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What kinds of car washes does Kenosha have?
Format dominance is the structural story here. 15 of the 105 car washes in Kenosha run as in-bay automatic. The mini-table below shows how the rest of the market splits.
Highest-rated format: Express Tunnel at 4.46★ across 5 locations. Lowest-rated: Detail Shop at 4.45★ (7 locations).
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-Bay Automatic | 15 | 14.3% | 10,022 | 4.45 | 0.66% | 0.0% |
| Detail Shop | 7 | 6.7% | 447 | 4.45 | 1.30% | — |
| Express Tunnel | 5 | 4.8% | 1,919 | 4.46 | 4.27% | 15.4% |
What is the household income near Kenosha car washes?
Because Kenosha is in-bay automatic-dominant, the income scatter below mostly reads as a study of how that one format ranges across income tiers. The other formats show up as small splotches at the long tail.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 50 qualifying locations: 0.17 — mild positive. Higher-income ZIPs host slightly better-rated washes, but operator execution still dominates. Scatter mean: $76K AGI/return, 4.31★.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $50K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $50K – $75K | 4 | 40 | 4,102 | 4.29 | In-Bay Automatic (7) |
| $75K – $100K | 6 | 33 | 10,845 | 4.47 | In-Bay Automatic (8) |
| $100K – $150K | 1 | 5 | 783 | 4.45 | — |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
Top tier 0 sites at 0.00★; bottom tier 0 sites at 0.00★. Kenosha's in-bay automatic skew means the income mix reads less as "which formats serve which neighborhoods" and more as "where this one format reaches its limits".
Who operates the most Kenosha car washes?
In Kenosha, the chain rank below is closely tied to format dominance — the largest operators tend to be the ones that built out the dominant in-bay automatic at scale. Per-chain quality numbers help separate format-correlated signal from operator-correlated signal.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bp | 10 | 625 | 3.90 | 2.54% | — | 0.00% |
| 2 | Kwik Trip | 10 | 1,841 | 4.33 | 0.00% | — | 0.00% |
| 3 | Nappa Carwash Kenosha | 2 | 610 | 4.10 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Rocket Wash | 2 | 1,294 | 4.40 | 6.36% | 19.5% | 0.35% |
| 5 | Mister Car Wash | 2 | 314 | 4.55 | 4.35% | 4.4% | 1.74% |
| 6 | Woodman's Gas Station | 2 | 8,881 | 4.50 | 0.17% | — | 0.00% |
| 7 | Shell | 1 | 136 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Sam's Club Gas Station | 1 | 258 | 4.50 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Tsunami Express Car Wash | 1 | 311 | 4.60 | 1.05% | — | 1.58% |
Which counties have the most car washes in Kenosha?
The county table below distributes Kenosha's 105 car washes across its 1 counties. Cross-county rating variance is generally narrow in format-dominated markets — the format itself sets expectations.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenosha County | 107 | 101.9% | 15,949 | 4.43 |
What do customers love and complain about in Kenosha?
Wash quality stands out positively (0.74); equipment reliability stands out as the friction point (-0.35).
Where are all the car washes in the Kenosha metro?
105 locations; the most-reviewed are shown below. In a format-concentrated market, the location table is mostly a leaderboard for the dominant format's top operators.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Woodman's Food Market 7145 120th Ave | Kenosha, WI | In-Bay Automatic | Woodman's Gas Station | 4.5 | 8,708 | $77K |
| Rocket Wash 5205 Green Bay Rd | Kenosha, WI | Express Tunnel | Rocket Wash | 4.4 | 824 | $72K |
| Rocket Wash 8531 75th St | Kenosha, WI | Express Tunnel | Rocket Wash | 4.4 | 470 | $77K |
| Kwik Trip 11350 28th St | Kenosha, WI | — | Kwik Trip | 4.3 | 353 | $72K |
| Nappa Carwash Kenosha 2911 75th St | Kenosha, WI | — | Nappa Carwash Kenosha | 4.2 | 320 | $57K |
| Take 5 Car Wash 6112 75th St | Kenosha, WI | Express Tunnel | Tsunami Express Car Wash | 4.6 | 311 | $77K |
| Nappa Carwash Kenosha 2918 Washington Rd | Kenosha, WI | — | Nappa Carwash Kenosha | 4.0 | 290 | $54K |
| Sam's Club Gas Station 3520 Brumback Boulevard | Kenosha, WI | In-Bay Automatic | Sam's Club Gas Station | 4.5 | 258 | $72K |
| Kwik Trip 6300 52nd St | Kenosha, WI | — | Kwik Trip | 4.2 | 256 | $72K |
| Kwik Trip 8900 76th St | Pleasant Prairie, WI | — | Kwik Trip | 4.5 | 253 | $104K |
| Kwik Trip 10451 72nd Ave | Pleasant Prairie, WI | — | Kwik Trip | 4.5 | 225 | $104K |
| Kwik Trip 10215 120th Ave | Pleasant Prairie, WI | — | Kwik Trip | 4.2 | 195 | $104K |
| National Pride Car Wash on 39th 5130 39th Ave | Kenosha, WI | — | — | 4.5 | 189 | $54K |
| Kwik Trip #938 12224 74th St | Kenosha, WI | — | Kwik Trip | 4.3 | 183 | $77K |
| Amoco 2710 Roosevelt Rd | Kenosha, WI | In-Bay Automatic | bp | 3.9 | 180 | $57K |
| Woodman's Gas Station 7145 120th Ave | Kenosha, WI | In-Bay Automatic | Woodman's Gas Station | 4.3 | 173 | $77K |
| Mister Car Wash 3677 Market Lane | Kenosha, WI | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.5 | 166 | $72K |
| Master Chief ATD Hand Car Wash 5217 88th Ave | Kenosha, WI | Detail Shop | — | 3.8 | 152 | $72K |
| Mister Car Wash 5803 75th St | Kenosha, WI | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.6 | 148 | $77K |
| Shell 11748 75th St | Kenosha, WI | In-Bay Automatic | Shell | 4.0 | 136 | $77K |
| National Pride Car Wash 1606 52nd St | Kenosha, WI | — | — | 4.0 | 135 | $54K |
| bp 12511 Antioch Rd | Trevor, WI | In-Bay Automatic | bp | 4.4 | 123 | $86K |
| Gerber Car Wash 5419 Washington Rd | Kenosha, WI | In-Bay Automatic | — | 4.4 | 122 | $72K |
| Auto Bath Hand Washing & Detailing 5725 5th Ave | Kenosha, WI | Detail Shop | — | 4.5 | 118 | $54K |
| Kwik Trip 10160 Old Green Bay Rd | Pleasant Prairie, WI | — | Kwik Trip | 4.7 | 109 | $104K |
Compare Kenosha to other WI 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). Kenosha car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/kenosha
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"Kenosha car wash market analysis." WashIndex, Jun. 9, 2026, https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/kenosha.
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} About this analysis
Car wash inventory for the Kenosha, WI 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 2,561 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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