North Port Car Wash Market Analysis
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
Data updated · June 9, 2026
A read of North Port's car wash market built from 61,848 Google reviews across 632 locations. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 632
- 92% independent
- Chains
- 21
- lead: Tommy's Express® Car Wash (9 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.59★
- +0.18 vs national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.0%
- 1.6× below national norm
- Cancel friction
- 9.5%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 51% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $13
- range $5–$50
- Median unlimited
- $24.99/mo
- cheapest $17.99/mo at Sun & Suds Car Wash
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 865,031
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 374,007
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 1,369
- 1.4× denser than the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.1
- above ~1.0 — contested · classified sites
Key findings
- 632 car wash locations operated by 21 chains and 579 independents across 2 counties.
- Weighted Google rating 4.59★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 61,848 Google reviews, 26,516 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
632 car wash locations across 2 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
No single structural signal jumps out for North Port — it's a mid-shape car wash market. 632 locations across 21 chains and 579 independents, distributed across 2 counties. Distinctive patterns show up below at the format and aspect levels.
Headline numbers sit near US-metro norms: rating 4.59★, damage 1.0%, cancel friction 9.5%. Staff strong (0.92); equipment reliability weak (-0.27). 61,848 Google reviews drive the analysis, 26,516 of them processed through the WashIndex LLM extractor.
Published pricing across the 38 of 640 North Port locations with menus available: median single car wash $13 (range $5–$50), median unlimited membership $24.99/month (range $17.99–$100/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $17.99/mo at Sun & Suds Car Wash (Deluxe Wash).
See the top car wash chains in North Port
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the North Port metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the North Port metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 38 of 640 tracked locations have usable published pricing (6% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in North Port | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun & Suds Car Wash Deluxe Wash | $17.99 per mo |
| 2 | Sun & Suds Car wash Deluxe Wash | $17.99 per mo |
| 3 | Sun & Suds Car Wash Deluxe Wash | $17.99 per mo |
| 4 | Big Finish Car Wash UNLIMITED MONTHLY | $19.95 per mo |
| 5 | Jax Kar Wash Classic Pass - Exterior Only | $19.99 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in North Port | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Absolute Perfection Mobile Detailing,LLC. Wash and Chamois Dry | $5 |
| 2 | International Auto Spa of Sarasota Basic - After Sunday Services | $7 |
| 3 | Sparkle Carwash Express Wash | $7 |
| 4 | River Club Car Wash Express | $9 |
| 5 | River Club Car Wash Express | $9 |
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 North Port metro, officially
the North Port metro has 87 car-wash employer establishments employing about 968 people, at a $33,735 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.
Car wash financing in the North Port metro
Build-out marketSince 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration has backed 30 car-wash loans in the North Port metro worth $27.1M, at a $618,500 median per car wash and a 0.0% charge-off rate. The mix tilts toward new construction — 60% of loans funded brand-new washes, above the 33% national norm — pointing to a market where operators are still adding supply.
- Manatee 16
- Sarasota 14
- New build / open60% · $833K
- Expansion / improvement37% · $558K
- Working capital3% · $300K
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 North Port car wash market
How many car washes are in the North Port metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the North Port metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in North Port?
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What is the average customer rating in the North Port car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in North Port?
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How much does a car wash cost in North Port?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in North Port?
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What is the cheapest car wash in North Port?
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What kinds of car washes does North Port have?
The format mix in North Port 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 4.90★ across 58 locations. Lowest-rated: In-Bay Automatic at 3.73★ (11 locations).
| Format | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage Rate | Cancel Friction |
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| Detail Shop | 58 | 9.2% | 6,232 | 4.90 | 0.14% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 41 | 6.5% | 31,218 | 4.57 | 1.41% | 11.3% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 11 | 1.7% | 512 | 3.73 | 0.00% | — |
| Full Service | 3 | 0.5% | 1,207 | 4.24 | 8.04% | 28.6% |
| Self-Serve Bay | 1 | 0.2% | 302 | 3.80 | 0.00% | — |
What is the household income near North Port car washes?
189 North Port car washes with at least 10 Google reviews are plotted below against the mean IRS AGI per return for their ZIP. The Pearson correlation we compute is one of the cleanest cuts on whether neighborhood income meaningfully shapes wash quality here.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 189 qualifying locations: 0.07 — effectively zero. Operating quality dominates over neighborhood income. Scatter mean: $121K AGI/return, 4.53★.
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 | 17 | 4,727 | 4.37 | Express Tunnel (4) |
| $50K – $75K | 10 | 94 | 15,158 | 4.55 | Detail Shop (13) |
| $75K – $100K | 9 | 92 | 13,380 | 4.45 | Detail Shop (22) |
| $100K – $150K | 7 | 43 | 11,794 | 4.68 | Express Tunnel (10) |
| $150K+ | 9 | 68 | 12,158 | 4.69 | Detail Shop (18) |
The highest-income tier ($150K+) contains 68 car washes across 9 ZIPs at 4.69★, against 17 sites across 1 ZIPs at 4.37★ 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 North Port car washes?
21 chains run sites in North Port; the top 25 are listed below by location count, with their per-chain operating-quality numbers next to them. Useful for narrowing competitive-set considerations or for M&A evaluation.
| # | Chain | Locations | Reviews | Avg Rating | Damage | Cancel | Upsell |
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| 1 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 9 | 6,177 | 4.64 | 1.53% | 8.7% | 0.51% |
| 2 | Circle K | 9 | 426 | 3.70 | 0.00% | — | 0.99% |
| 3 | Coastal Express Car Wash | 4 | 3,953 | 4.78 | 0.71% | 10.1% | 0.31% |
| 4 | Eager Beaver Car Wash | 3 | 3,503 | 4.31 | 1.78% | 4.3% | 1.05% |
| 5 | Big Dan's Car Wash | 3 | 2,678 | 4.74 | 1.59% | 10.0% | 0.43% |
| 6 | Sun & Suds Car Wash | 3 | 4,289 | 4.59 | 0.78% | 13.8% | 0.20% |
| 7 | Woodie's Wash Shack - Skyway | 3 | 8,534 | 4.90 | 0.26% | 0.9% | 0.11% |
| 8 | Tusker Wash Services | 2 | 188 | 3.00 | — | — | — |
| 9 | River Club Car Wash | 2 | 1,043 | 4.37 | 3.60% | 8.6% | 0.00% |
| 10 | Sage Auto Studios | 2 | 506 | 4.91 | 0.00% | — | 0.72% |
| 11 | Lightning Fast Car Wash | 2 | 2,374 | 4.90 | 0.45% | 0.5% | 0.27% |
| 12 | bp | 2 | 86 | 3.86 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Florida Sudz - Sarasota Mobile Detailing | 1 | 55 | 4.80 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Links Car Wash | 1 | 12 | 4.70 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Clean Freak Car Wash | 1 | 26 | 4.60 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 1 | 668 | 4.70 | 1.80% | 29.4% | 0.60% |
| 17 | AquaShine Express Car Wash | 1 | 281 | 4.80 | 1.98% | — | 0.00% |
| 18 | Techwash Fredonia | 1 | 354 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Sud Stop Car Wash | 1 | 662 | 4.70 | 2.66% | 11.0% | 0.00% |
| 20 | Take 5 Car Wash | 1 | 1,219 | 4.30 | 1.96% | 32.0% | 0.52% |
| 21 | CoaterZ | 1 | 35 | 5.00 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in North Port?
The table below splits the metro's car wash inventory across the 2 counties of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL CBSA, with location count, total reviews, and weighted-average rating per county.
Cross-county rating dispersion: 0.04★ between the highest- and lowest-rated counties with meaningful sample size.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Sarasota County | 369 | 58.4% | 33,932 | 4.61 |
| Manatee County | 271 | 42.9% | 27,916 | 4.57 |
What do customers love and complain about in North Port?
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 North Port metro?
The complete inventory of car wash locations in the North Port 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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| Woodie's Wash Shack- CenterPoint 6612 University Pkwy | Lakewood Ranch, FL | — | Woodie's Wash Shack - Skyway | 4.9 | 2,992 | $238K |
| Woodie's Wash Shack - Silver Palm 13825 State Road 70 E | Bradenton, FL | — | Woodie's Wash Shack - Skyway | 4.9 | 2,887 | $238K |
| Woodie's Wash Shack - Nokomis 111 N Tamiami Trl | Nokomis, FL | — | Woodie's Wash Shack - Skyway | 4.9 | 2,655 | $147K |
| Lightning Fast Car Wash 19401 Times Cir | Venice, FL | Express Tunnel | Lightning Fast Car Wash | 4.9 | 1,742 | $111K |
| Sun & Suds Car Wash 2515 Cortez Rd W | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Sun & Suds Car Wash | 4.5 | 1,721 | $47K |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash 5020 Fruitville Rd | Sarasota, FL | Express Tunnel | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.6 | 1,577 | $76K |
| Jax Kar Wash 6415 FL-64 | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | — | 4.3 | 1,539 | $73K |
| Eager Beaver Car Wash 201 S Beneva Rd | Sarasota, FL | Express Tunnel | Eager Beaver Car Wash | 4.2 | 1,468 | $76K |
| Land Rover Sarasota 4821 Clark Rd | Sarasota, FL | — | — | 4.5 | 1,405 | $88K |
| Sun & Suds Car wash 1650 US-301 | Palmetto, FL | Express Tunnel | Sun & Suds Car Wash | 4.6 | 1,388 | $79K |
| Coastal Express Car Wash 4630 53rd Ave E | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Coastal Express Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,269 | $71K |
| Coastal Express Car Wash 4420 Aidan Ln | North Port, FL | Express Tunnel | Coastal Express Car Wash | 4.8 | 1,268 | $57K |
| Take 5 Car Wash 2607 73rd Ave E | Ellenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.3 | 1,219 | $69K |
| Eager Beaver Car Wash 1791 S Tamiami Trl | Venice, FL | Express Tunnel | Eager Beaver Car Wash | 4.3 | 1,188 | $98K |
| Sun & Suds Car Wash 6412 Manatee Ave W | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Sun & Suds Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,180 | $128K |
| Big Dan's Car Wash 118 301 Blvd W | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Big Dan's Car Wash | 4.8 | 1,140 | $54K |
| Coastal Express Car Wash 2290 Fruitville Rd | Sarasota, FL | Express Tunnel | Coastal Express Car Wash | 4.9 | 966 | $59K |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash 4615 S Tamiami Trl | Sarasota, FL | Express Tunnel | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.6 | 931 | $112K |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash 1141 Front Pl | North Port, FL | Express Tunnel | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.6 | 927 | $57K |
| Big Dan's Car Wash 10615 FL-64 | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Big Dan's Car Wash | 4.7 | 926 | $130K |
| Eager Beaver Car Wash 6449 S Tamiami Trl | Sarasota, FL | Express Tunnel | Eager Beaver Car Wash | 4.5 | 847 | $112K |
| Blue Dolphin Car Wash 505 Cortez Rd W | Bradenton, FL | — | — | 3.4 | 822 | $47K |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash 5303 14th St W | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.8 | 803 | $47K |
| Johnny's Car Wash 3825 S Tamiami Trl | Sarasota, FL | Full Service | — | 4.1 | 803 | $207K |
| Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash 8321 FL-64 | Bradenton, FL | Express Tunnel | Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 4.7 | 668 | $130K |
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Car wash inventory for the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL 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 26,516 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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