Mansfield Car Wash Market Analysis
Mansfield, OH
Data updated · June 9, 2026
4,111 Google reviews across 69 car washes in 1 Mansfield counties. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 69
- 86% independent
- Chains
- 6
- lead: Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion (5 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.41★
- near national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.4%
- near national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 13.5%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 41% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $25
- range $12–$50
- Median unlimited
- $15/mo
- cheapest $15/mo at Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 1
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 125,138
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 50,068
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 1,814
- near the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.4
- above ~1.0 — contested · classified sites
Key findings
- 69 car wash locations operated by 6 chains and 59 independents across 1 county.
- Weighted Google rating 4.41★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 4,111 Google reviews, 1,152 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
69 car wash locations across 1 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Mansfield reads as a balanced car wash market — neither sharply consolidated nor unusually fragmented. 69 locations across 6 chains and 59 independents, distributed across 1 counties. Distinctive patterns show up below at the format and aspect levels.
Average rating across the 69-location market weighs in at 4.41★; damage rate 1.4%; cancel friction 13.5%. Staff is the brightest aspect signal (0.87/+1). 4,111 Google reviews drive the analysis, 1,152 of them processed through the WashIndex LLM extractor.
Published pricing across the 10 of 69 Mansfield locations with menus available: median single car wash $25 (range $12–$50), median unlimited membership $15/month (range $15–$75/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $15/mo at Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 1 (Bronze).
See the top car wash chains in Mansfield
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Mansfield metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Mansfield metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 10 of 69 tracked locations have usable published pricing (14% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Mansfield | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 1 Bronze | $15 per mo |
| 2 | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 2 Bronze | $15 per mo |
| 3 | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Mansfield 1 Bronze | $15 per mo |
| 4 | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Lexington Bronze | $15 per mo |
| 5 | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Mansfield 2 Bronze | $15 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Mansfield | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BellStores Classic | $12 |
| 2 | Solid Buy Car Wash Silver | $12 |
| 3 | Weekley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Inner Wheel Well | $25 |
| 4 | Clear Advantage Auto Detail LLC Engine Bay Detail | $50 |
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 Mansfield metro, officially
Low-wageCar-wash wages in the Mansfield metro run about 100% below the national average ($0 vs. $32,560), across 6 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 Mansfield car wash market
How many car washes are in the Mansfield metro?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Mansfield?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Mansfield?
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What kinds of car washes does Mansfield have?
The format mix in Mansfield 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 4.85★ across 5 locations. Lowest-rated: In-Bay Automatic at 4.15★ (4 locations).
52 (75.4%) of 69 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 | 52 | 75.4% | 1,339 | 4.21 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 7 | 10.1% | 1,591 | 4.45 | 2.27% | 14.3% |
| Detail Shop | 5 | 7.2% | 707 | 4.85 | 0.94% | — |
| In-Bay Automatic | 4 | 5.8% | 395 | 4.15 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
| Self-Serve Bay | 1 | 1.4% | 79 | 4.40 | 0.00% | 0.0% |
What is the household income near Mansfield car washes?
Read together with the format mix above, the income scatter below tells you whether car wash quality in Mansfield tracks neighborhood income, format mix, or neither. Operating quality usually dominates this picture.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 30 qualifying locations: -0.11 — mild negative. Higher-income ZIPs in this market host slightly lower-rated washes on average, which is unusual. Scatter mean: $59K 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 |
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| Under $50K | 2 | 8 | 701 | 4.19 | Express Tunnel (1) |
| $50K – $75K | 9 | 41 | 3,335 | 4.45 | Express Tunnel (6) |
| $75K – $100K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $100K – $150K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
Top-tier 0 sites, 0.00★ avg; bottom-tier 8 sites, 4.19★. Across Mansfield's 30 qualifying locations, the income gradient correlates only weakly with rating — operator execution dominates.
Who operates the most Mansfield car washes?
6 chains alongside 59 independents make up Mansfield'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 | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion | 5 | 1,244 | 4.38 | 2.36% | 14.8% | 0.20% |
| 2 | Solid Buy Car Wash | 1 | 15 | 4.30 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Liberty Car Wash | 1 | 81 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| 4 | MotoMart Convenience Stores | 1 | 28 | 3.30 | — | — | — |
| 5 | bp | 1 | 324 | 4.20 | — | — | — |
| 6 | BellStores | 1 | 28 | 4.40 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Mansfield?
The table below splits the metro's car wash inventory across the 1 counties of the Mansfield, OH CBSA, with location count, total reviews, and weighted-average rating per county.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richland County | 69 | 100.0% | 4,111 | 4.41 |
What do customers love and complain about in Mansfield?
Seven aspects, 1,152 reviews, 69 locations. The grid below gives a quick read on which dimensions of the experience Mansfield's car wash market does well at and which generate friction.
Where are all the car washes in the Mansfield metro?
The complete inventory of car wash locations in the Mansfield MSA is captured in the underlying dataset; the table below shows the highest-review-volume sites for at-a-glance comparison. Each row shows operator, address, format, chain affiliation, rating, review count, and the IRS mean AGI for the ZIP.
| Location | City | Format | Chain | Rating | Reviews | ZIP AGI |
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| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 1 616 N Lexington-Springmill Rd | Ontario, OH | Express Tunnel | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion | 4.3 | 676 | $60K |
| Coolridge Corp. Car Wash 976 Grace St | Mansfield, OH | — | — | 4.1 | 334 | $46K |
| bp 860 State Rte 97 W | Bellville, OH | In-Bay Automatic | bp | 4.2 | 324 | $69K |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Ontario 2 3115 Park Ave W | Ontario, OH | Express Tunnel | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion | 4.5 | 322 | $60K |
| Weekley Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram 50 Main St | Butler, OH | Detail Shop | — | 4.8 | 282 | $66K |
| Hercules Express Wash 1401 Lexington Ave | Mansfield, OH | Express Tunnel | — | 4.9 | 266 | $60K |
| Osgar's Auto Body 552 Oak St | Mansfield, OH | Detail Shop | — | 4.8 | 236 | $51K |
| Precision Lube 165 Ashland Rd | Mansfield, OH | — | — | 4.2 | 195 | $46K |
| Tucker Car Wash 5 W Tucker Ave | Shelby, OH | — | — | 4.5 | 187 | $57K |
| Ontario Car Wash 2175 Stumbo Rd S | Ontario, OH | — | — | 3.9 | 110 | $60K |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Mansfield 1 633 N Stewart Rd | Mansfield, OH | Express Tunnel | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion | 4.3 | 97 | $46K |
| Premier Detailing Services LLC 438 Walfield Dr | Mansfield, OH | Detail Shop | — | 5.0 | 90 | $71K |
| Greg's Detail Service 1664 Pin Oak Trail | Mansfield, OH | Detail Shop | — | 5.0 | 89 | $60K |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Lexington 355 E Main St | Mansfield, OH | Express Tunnel | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion | 4.7 | 82 | $71K |
| Liberty Car Wash 1470 Lexington Ave | Mansfield, OH | Express Tunnel | Liberty Car Wash | 4.0 | 81 | $60K |
| Shelby Car Wash 204 N Gamble St | Shelby, OH | — | — | 4.1 | 79 | $57K |
| Extreme Clean Car Wash 815 E Main St | Crestline, OH | Self-Serve Bay | — | 4.4 | 79 | $56K |
| Fast Track Car Washes 1435 Orchard Park Rd | Lexington, OH | — | — | 3.4 | 77 | $71K |
| Buckeye Express Car Wash - Mansfield 2 381 Park Ave W | Mansfield, OH | Express Tunnel | Buckeye Express Car Wash - Marion | 4.3 | 67 | $60K |
| Xclusive Diesel Performance 100 S Illinois Ave | Mansfield, OH | — | — | 4.4 | 55 | $46K |
| Lexington’s car wash 227 Delaware Ave | Mansfield, OH | — | — | 3.7 | 52 | $71K |
| Whippet Detailz 4685 State Rte 61 | Shelby, OH | — | — | 5.0 | 47 | $57K |
| Platinum Detailz 750 N Trimble Rd | Mansfield, OH | — | — | 4.8 | 44 | $60K |
| MotoMart Convenience Stores 1050 W 4th St | Mansfield, OH | In-Bay Automatic | MotoMart Convenience Stores | 3.3 | 28 | $60K |
| BellStores 1340 N Lexington-Springmill Rd | Ontario, OH | In-Bay Automatic | BellStores | 4.4 | 28 | $60K |
Compare Mansfield to other OH car wash markets
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Mansfield car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/mansfield
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Car wash inventory for the Mansfield, OH 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 1,152 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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