Lewiston Car Wash Market Analysis
Lewiston, ID-WA
Data updated · June 9, 2026
A read of Lewiston's car wash market built from 3,125 Google reviews across 32 locations. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 32
- 88% independent
- Chains
- 3
- lead: Mr. Suds (2 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.52★
- +0.11 vs national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 0.7%
- 2.3× below national norm
- Cancel friction
- 16.7%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 55% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $13
- range $13–$13
- Median unlimited
- $15/mo
- cheapest $15/mo at Adele's Express Auto Wash
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 64,901
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 26,688
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 2,028
- near the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.7
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Key findings
- 32 car wash locations operated by 3 chains and 28 independents across 2 counties.
- Weighted Google rating 4.52★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 3,125 Google reviews, 879 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
32 car wash locations across 2 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
No single structural signal jumps out for Lewiston — it's a mid-shape car wash market. 3 chains compete alongside 28 independents — typical mix for a market of 32 car washes. Customer-experience signals across 879 AI-extracted reviews produce the distinct read on this market.
Weighted rating 4.52★; damage 0.7%; membership-cancel friction 16.7%. Staff is the brightest aspect signal (0.90/+1). Per-operator and per-format cuts below are more informative than the aggregates.
Published pricing across the 1 of 32 Lewiston locations with menus available: median single car wash $13 (range $13–$13), median unlimited membership $15/month (range $15–$15/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $15/mo at Adele's Express Auto Wash (Super Wash).
See the top car wash chains in Lewiston
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Lewiston metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Lewiston metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 1 of 32 tracked locations have usable published pricing (3% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Lewiston | ||
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| 1 | Adele's Express Auto Wash Super Wash | $15 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Lewiston | ||
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| 1 | Adele's Express Auto Wash Super Wash | $13 |
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 Lewiston metro, officially
Low-wageCar-wash wages in the Lewiston 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 Lewiston car wash market
How many car washes are in the Lewiston metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Lewiston metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Lewiston?
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What is the average customer rating in the Lewiston car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Lewiston?
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How much does a car wash cost in Lewiston?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Lewiston?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Lewiston?
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What kinds of car washes does Lewiston have?
Format counts below split Lewiston's 32 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 4.92★ across 6 locations. Lowest-rated: Self-Serve Bay at 3.37★ (2 locations).
21 (65.6%) of 32 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 | 21 | 65.6% | 2,054 | 4.72 | 0.99% | 25.0% |
| Detail Shop | 6 | 18.8% | 174 | 4.92 | 0.00% | — |
| Self-Serve Bay | 2 | 6.3% | 380 | 3.37 | 0.00% | — |
| Express Tunnel | 2 | 6.3% | 494 | 4.48 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 1 | 3.1% | 23 | 4.20 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
What is the household income near Lewiston car washes?
Read together with the format mix above, the income scatter below tells you whether car wash quality in Lewiston tracks neighborhood income, format mix, or neither. Operating quality usually dominates this picture.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 17 qualifying locations: -0.16 — mild negative. Higher-income ZIPs in this market host slightly lower-rated washes on average, which is unusual. Scatter mean: $73K AGI/return, 4.51★.
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $50K – $75K | 1 | 17 | 2,839 | 4.59 | Detail Shop (2) |
| $75K – $100K | 1 | 7 | 277 | 3.79 | Detail Shop (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 1 sites across 1 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 Lewiston car washes?
3 chains alongside 28 independents make up Lewiston's car wash supply. The chain rank below shows the multi-location operators' position; the per-location detail near the bottom of the page captures the independent layer.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Suds | 2 | 380 | 3.37 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Circle K | 1 | 23 | 4.20 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Spearko's Mobile Auto Detailing | 1 | 11 | 5.00 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Lewiston?
Counties of the Lewiston CBSA are listed below by car wash count. Nez Perce County is the most density-concentrated. Reading the rating column tells you whether quality is uniform across the metro or whether specific counties pull in either direction.
Cross-county rating dispersion: 0.81★ between the highest- and lowest-rated counties with meaningful sample size.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Nez Perce County | 24 | 75.0% | 2,848 | 4.59 |
| Asotin County | 8 | 25.0% | 277 | 3.79 |
What do customers love and complain about in Lewiston?
Seven aspects, 879 reviews, 32 locations. The grid below gives a quick read on which dimensions of the experience Lewiston's car wash market does well at and which generate friction.
Where are all the car washes in the Lewiston metro?
Top 25 car washes by review volume in Lewiston. The full set of 32 is available in the underlying dataset.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Rogers Toyota of Lewiston 2203 16th Ave | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 4.8 | 1,630 | $72K |
| Splash Carwash & Detailing 2131 13th Ave | Lewiston, ID | Express Tunnel | — | 4.5 | 476 | $72K |
| Aqua Touch Car Wash 2009 17th Ave | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 4.3 | 213 | $72K |
| Royal Suds Carwash & Laundromat 1027 Linden Ave | Lewiston, ID | Self-Serve Bay | Mr. Suds | 3.5 | 212 | $72K |
| Mr. Suds 501 Burns St | Clarkston, WA | Self-Serve Bay | Mr. Suds | 3.2 | 168 | $75K |
| Ritz Express Car Wash 409 Thain Rd | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 4.4 | 134 | $72K |
| Precision Mobile Detailing LLC 122 11th Ave | Lewiston, ID | Detail Shop | — | 5.0 | 59 | $72K |
| Pristine Detail 759 20th Ave | Clarkston, WA | Detail Shop | — | 4.9 | 43 | $75K |
| E&J Auto Detailing 918 3rd St | Lewiston, ID | Detail Shop | — | 5.0 | 28 | $72K |
| DETAIL208 415 Warner Ave | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 4.6 | 23 | $72K |
| Circle K|Car Wash 504 Bryden Ave | Lewiston, ID | In-Bay Automatic | Circle K | 4.2 | 23 | $72K |
| Adele's Express Auto Wash 2307 Appleside Blvd | Clarkston, WA | Express Tunnel | — | 3.9 | 18 | $75K |
| Lux Detailing LLC 2904 20th St | Clarkston, WA | Detail Shop | — | 4.8 | 17 | $75K |
| Funke's Auto Renovation Shop 405 3rd St | Clarkston, WA | Detail Shop | — | 4.6 | 16 | $75K |
| Service Center - Rogers Subaru 1720 21st St | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 5.0 | 15 | $72K |
| Diamond Drive Mobile Detailing 1303 N St | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 5.0 | 13 | $72K |
| Just Detail It LLC 2443 Appleside Blvd | Clarkston, WA | Detail Shop | Spearko's Mobile Auto Detailing | 5.0 | 11 | $75K |
| Circle K 504 Bryden Ave | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 4.8 | 5 | $72K |
| Hell's Canyon Paint Shop 1280 Fair St | Clarkston, WA | — | — | 5.0 | 4 | $75K |
| Rogers Detail Center 2203 16th Ave | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 3.7 | 3 | $72K |
| Rolling Reflections LLC Mobile Detailing Services | , ID | — | — | 5.0 | 3 | — |
| Diamond Suds, 608 Thain Rd, Lewiston ID 83501 608 Thain Rd | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 1.5 | 2 | $72K |
| Car Wash | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 1.0 | 2 | — |
| Car Wash - Rogers Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 1824 Main St | Lewiston, ID | — | — | 5.0 | 2 | $72K |
| Cosmic Detailing | , ID | — | — | 5.0 | 2 | — |
Compare Lewiston to other ID 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). Lewiston car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/lewiston
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Car wash inventory for the Lewiston, ID-WA 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 879 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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