Lubbock Car Wash Market Analysis
Lubbock, TX
Data updated · June 9, 2026
25,752 Google reviews across 204 car washes in 6 Lubbock counties. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 204
- 83% independent
- Chains
- 13
- lead: Mister Car Wash (9 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.57★
- +0.16 vs national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 0.9%
- 1.7× below national norm
- Cancel friction
- 12.4%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 46% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $10
- range $4–$12
- Median unlimited
- $22.99/mo
- cheapest $20/mo at Grime Scene Car Wash
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 354,782
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 138,525
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 1,739
- near the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.7
- above ~1.5 — heavily built · classified sites
Key findings
- 204 car wash locations operated by 13 chains and 169 independents across 6 counties.
- Weighted Google rating 4.57★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 25,752 Google reviews, 9,881 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
204 car wash locations across 6 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Lubbock reads as a balanced car wash market — neither sharply consolidated nor unusually fragmented. 204 locations across 13 chains and 169 independents, distributed across 6 counties. Customer-experience signals across 9,881 AI-extracted reviews produce the distinct read on this market.
Headline numbers sit near US-metro norms: rating 4.57★, damage 0.9%, cancel friction 12.4%. Staff strong (0.89); equipment reliability weak (-0.14). Per-operator and per-format cuts below are more informative than the aggregates.
Published pricing across the 19 of 207 Lubbock locations with menus available: median single car wash $10 (range $4–$12), median unlimited membership $22.99/month (range $20–$31/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $20/mo at Grime Scene Car Wash (Hit & Run).
See the top car wash chains in Lubbock
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Lubbock metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Lubbock metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 19 of 207 tracked locations have usable published pricing (9% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Lubbock | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grime Scene Car Wash Hit & Run | $20 per mo |
| 2 | Grime Scene Car Wash - Quaker Hit & Run | $20 per mo |
| 3 | Grime Scene Car Wash Levelland Hit & Run | $20 per mo |
| 4 | Mister Car Wash BASE | $22.99 per mo |
| 5 | Mister Car Wash BASE | $22.99 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Lubbock | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OASIS: Optimal Automotive Solutions and Innovative Services Double serve | $4 |
| 2 | Mister Car Wash Base | $10 |
| 3 | Mister Car Wash Base | $10 |
| 4 | Mister Car Wash Base | $10 |
| 5 | Mister Car Wash Base | $10 |
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 Lubbock metro, officially
the Lubbock metro has 27 car-wash employer establishments employing about 522 people, at a $34,948 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 Lubbock car wash market
How many car washes are in the Lubbock metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Lubbock metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Lubbock?
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What is the average customer rating in the Lubbock car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Lubbock?
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How much does a car wash cost in Lubbock?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Lubbock?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Lubbock?
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What kinds of car washes does Lubbock have?
The format mix in Lubbock reads as a typical mid-market US metro — express tunnels and detail shops carrying the bulk of supply, with full-service and self-serve layered in. The bar chart pairs location count with per-format average rating.
Highest-rated format: Detail Shop at 4.87★ across 18 locations. Lowest-rated: In-Bay Automatic at 3.91★ (4 locations).
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Express Tunnel | 24 | 11.8% | 19,346 | 4.58 | 1.14% | 12.6% |
| Detail Shop | 18 | 8.8% | 1,894 | 4.87 | 0.53% | 0.0% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 4 | 2.0% | 396 | 3.91 | 1.85% | 16.7% |
| Full Service | 3 | 1.5% | 652 | 4.52 | 1.10% | — |
| Self-Serve Bay | 3 | 1.5% | 795 | 4.23 | 0.32% | — |
What is the household income near Lubbock car washes?
Read together with the format mix above, the income scatter below tells you whether car wash quality in Lubbock tracks neighborhood income, format mix, or neither. Operating quality usually dominates this picture.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 84 qualifying locations: 0.35 — mild positive. Higher-income ZIPs host slightly better-rated washes, but operator execution still dominates. Scatter mean: $86K AGI/return, 4.54★.
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 | 6 | 32 | 7,257 | 4.59 | Express Tunnel (3) |
| $50K – $75K | 5 | 18 | 2,604 | 4.53 | Express Tunnel (6) |
| $75K – $100K | 6 | 45 | 7,322 | 4.55 | Detail Shop (9) |
| $100K – $150K | 2 | 37 | 8,076 | 4.58 | Express Tunnel (9) |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
Top-tier 0 sites, 0.00★ avg; bottom-tier 32 sites, 4.59★. Across Lubbock's 84 qualifying locations, the income gradient correlates only weakly with rating — operator execution dominates.
Who operates the most Lubbock car washes?
The table below ranks the top 25 chains operating in Lubbock 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 | 9 | 7,595 | 4.25 | 1.55% | 20.6% | 0.84% |
| 2 | Mighty Wash #23 | 7 | 9,008 | 4.77 | 0.68% | 4.0% | 0.16% |
| 3 | Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash | 4 | 2,399 | 4.90 | 1.52% | 10.1% | 0.09% |
| 4 | Grime Scene Car Wash | 3 | 180 | 4.45 | 5.22% | — | 0.00% |
| 5 | Lubbock Allstar Truck Wash | 2 | 537 | 4.44 | 1.45% | — | 0.00% |
| 6 | Hurricane Beach Car Wash | 2 | 276 | 3.75 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Red Baron Car Wash | 2 | 254 | 4.07 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Pak-A-Sak | 1 | 54 | 4.50 | — | — | — |
| 9 | H-E-B Fuel | 1 | 79 | 4.60 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Circle K | 1 | 16 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Tint Avenue | 1 | 20 | 4.90 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Wolf Creek Car Wash | 1 | 115 | 4.90 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Phillips 66 | 1 | 66 | 4.10 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Lubbock?
The table below splits the metro's car wash inventory across the 6 counties of the Lubbock, TX CBSA, with location count, total reviews, and weighted-average rating per county.
Cross-county rating dispersion: 0.60★ between the highest- and lowest-rated counties with meaningful sample size.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Lubbock County | 192 | 94.1% | 25,472 | 4.57 |
| Hockley County | 9 | 4.4% | 269 | 4.40 |
| Garza County | 3 | 1.5% | 11 | 5.00 |
| Lynn County | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | — |
| Crosby County | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | — |
What do customers love and complain about in Lubbock?
Seven aspects, 9,881 reviews, 204 locations. The grid below gives a quick read on which dimensions of the experience Lubbock's car wash market does well at and which generate friction.
Where are all the car washes in the Lubbock metro?
204 car washes are tracked in Lubbock; below is the top of the list by Google review count. Locations with fewer than 10 reviews are excluded from the rating column.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Mighty Wash #7 of Lubbock 4444 S Loop 289 | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mighty Wash #23 | 4.9 | 3,035 | $44K |
| Mister Car Wash 1710 Mac Davis Ln | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 1,546 | $38K |
| Mighty Wash #5 of Lubbock 6212 19th St | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mighty Wash #23 | 4.6 | 1,375 | $39K |
| Mighty Wash #1 of Lubbock 6506 82nd St | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mighty Wash #23 | 4.7 | 1,372 | $120K |
| Mister Car Wash 6707 Milwaukee Ave | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 1,349 | $120K |
| Mighty Wash #9 of Lubbock 3011 50th St | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mighty Wash #23 | 4.7 | 1,292 | $62K |
| Mister Car Wash 2010 W Loop 289 Acc Rd | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 1,047 | $83K |
| Mister Car Wash 10102 Slide Rd | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 1,040 | $120K |
| Mighty Wash #11 of Lubbock 4416 114th St | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mighty Wash #23 | 4.9 | 1,016 | $120K |
| Mister Car Wash 7401 University Ave | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 956 | $97K |
| Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash 12606 Indiana Ave | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 885 | $97K |
| Mighty Wash #10 of Lubbock 8002 University Ave | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mighty Wash #23 | 4.7 | 880 | $97K |
| Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash 3602 Milwaukee Ave | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 856 | $83K |
| Sudsy Springs Car Wash 8602 University Ave | Lubbock, TX | Self-Serve Bay | — | 4.3 | 541 | $97K |
| Mister Car Wash 5523 4th St | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.1 | 498 | $68K |
| Adelante Autos Dealership & Service Department 18612 Slide Rd | Lubbock, TX | — | — | 5.0 | 471 | $120K |
| Lubbock Allstar Truck Wash Entrance off Loop, 1612 North Interstate 27, 289 access road | Lubbock, TX | Full Service | Lubbock Allstar Truck Wash | 4.5 | 452 | $41K |
| Mister Car Wash 6001 82nd St | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 422 | $120K |
| Mister Car Wash 8301 Indiana Ave | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.3 | 375 | $97K |
| Mister Car Wash 7027 Quaker Ave | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.2 | 362 | $120K |
| Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash 2514 50th St | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 343 | $62K |
| Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash 10811 Slide Rd | Lubbock, TX | Express Tunnel | Lonestar Suds Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 315 | $120K |
| Hurricane Beach Car Wash 4640 34th St | Lubbock, TX | In-Bay Automatic | Hurricane Beach Car Wash | 3.7 | 260 | $76K |
| Red Baron Car Wash 5804 66th St | Lubbock, TX | Self-Serve Bay | Red Baron Car Wash | 4.0 | 220 | $120K |
| The Clean Guys Mobile Detailing Service 3520 Woodrow Rd | Lubbock, TX | Detail Shop | — | 4.9 | 218 | $97K |
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Lubbock car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/lubbock
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Car wash inventory for the Lubbock, TX CBSA is determined by point-in-polygon test against the official US Census county boundaries (TIGER/Line, 2024) for the 6 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 9,881 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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