Port St. Lucie Car Wash Market Analysis
Port St. Lucie, FL
Data updated · September 26, 2026
24,489 Google reviews across 467 car washes in 2 Port St. Lucie counties. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 467
- 95% independent
- Chains
- 13
- lead: Waters Car Wash (4 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.52★
- +0.10 vs national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.4%
- near national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 14.1%
- Top format
- detail shop
- 64% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $11.99
- range $7–$49.99
- Median unlimited
- $24.99/mo
- cheapest $15/mo at Mister Car Wash
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 506,701
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 199,460
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 1,085
- 1.8× denser than the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 0.6
- in the 0.5–1.0 filling band · classified sites
Key findings
- 467 car wash locations operated by 13 chains and 443 independents across 2 counties.
- Weighted Google rating 4.52★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 24,489 Google reviews, 8,728 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
467 car wash locations across 2 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Port St. Lucie reads as a balanced car wash market — neither sharply consolidated nor unusually fragmented. 467 locations across 13 chains and 443 independents, distributed across 2 counties. Customer-experience signals across 8,728 AI-extracted reviews produce the distinct read on this market.
Weighted rating 4.52★; damage 1.4%; membership-cancel friction 14.1%. Equipment reliability runs as the sharpest friction (-0.51). Per-operator and per-format cuts below are more informative than the aggregates.
Published pricing across the 18 of 472 Port St. Lucie locations with menus available: median single car wash $11.99 (range $7–$49.99), median unlimited membership $24.99/month (range $15–$59.99/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $15/mo at Mister Car Wash (Base Plus).
See the top car wash chains in Port St. Lucie
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Port St. Lucie metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Port St. Lucie metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 18 of 472 tracked locations have usable published pricing (4% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Port St. Lucie | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mister Car Wash Base Plus | $15 per mo |
| 2 | Mister Car Wash Base Plus | $15 per mo |
| 3 | Wash-N-Go Car Wash Qualifier | $19.99 per mo |
| 4 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash Quality | $21.99 per mo |
| 5 | Rock'n Car Wash GOOD | $21.99 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Port St. Lucie | ||
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| 1 | Bonjour Car Wash Auto Wash | $7 |
| 2 | Glenn's Touchless Car Wash Bronze | $8 |
| 3 | Garage Exotica Scrubbing Sponge For... | $9.99 |
| 4 | Wash-N-Go Car Wash Qualifier | $10 |
| 5 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash Quality | $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 Port St. Lucie metro, officially
the Port St. Lucie metro has 37 car-wash employer establishments employing about 556 people, at a $34,183 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 Port St. Lucie metro
Balanced mixSince 2010, the U.S. Small Business Administration has backed 8 car-wash loans in the Port St. Lucie metro worth $14.1M, at a $1,643,500 median per car wash and a 0.0% charge-off rate. Early read: its purpose mix tracks the national pattern — a blend of new builds, acquisitions, and reinvestment by existing operators — with no single signal dominating.
- Martin 8
- New build / open38% · $2.5M
- Expansion / improvement50% · $1.2M
- Working capital13% · $25K
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 Port St. Lucie car wash market
How many car washes are in the Port St. Lucie metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Port St. Lucie metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Port St. Lucie?
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What is the average customer rating in the Port St. Lucie car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Port St. Lucie?
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How much does a car wash cost in Port St. Lucie?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Port St. Lucie?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Port St. Lucie?
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What kinds of car washes does Port St. Lucie have?
The table below lists every operating format we classify, with locations, reviews, average rating, damage rate, and membership-cancel friction broken out per format. Port St. Lucie's mix sits close to the US-metro median shape.
Highest-rated format: Detail Shop at 4.91★ across 42 locations. Lowest-rated: Self-Serve Bay at 3.80★ (1 locations).
401 (85.9%) of 467 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 | 401 | 85.9% | 12,035 | 4.48 | 0.80% | 13.7% |
| Detail Shop | 42 | 9.0% | 4,099 | 4.91 | 0.36% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 12 | 2.6% | 4,560 | 4.53 | 3.26% | 15.8% |
| Full Service | 7 | 1.5% | 3,516 | 4.22 | 3.14% | 4.0% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 4 | 0.9% | 53 | 3.70 | 3.45% | — |
| Self-Serve Bay | 1 | 0.2% | 226 | 3.80 | 0.00% | — |
What is the household income near Port St. Lucie car washes?
Each ZIP in Port St. Lucie is joined to IRS Statistics-of-Income (tax year 2022) and to the per-location Google rating dataset. The scatter below sizes dots by review volume and colors them by format.
Pearson r between ZIP income and Google rating across 107 qualifying locations: 0.00 — effectively zero. Operating quality dominates over neighborhood income. Scatter mean: $94K AGI/return, 4.57★.
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 | 3 | 26 | 1,711 | 4.22 | In-Bay Automatic (1) |
| $50K – $75K | 6 | 67 | 7,144 | 4.52 | Detail Shop (17) |
| $75K – $100K | 4 | 19 | 3,614 | 4.28 | Detail Shop (6) |
| $100K – $150K | 4 | 56 | 7,215 | 4.52 | Detail Shop (14) |
| $150K+ | 3 | 18 | 1,292 | 4.36 | Detail Shop (4) |
Top-tier 18 sites, 4.36★ avg; bottom-tier 26 sites, 4.22★. Across Port St. Lucie's 107 qualifying locations, the income gradient correlates only weakly with rating — operator execution dominates.
Who operates the most Port St. Lucie car washes?
13 chains run sites in Port St. Lucie; 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 | Waters Car Wash | 4 | 2,102 | 4.73 | 0.84% | 6.5% | 2.70% |
| 2 | Mister Car Wash | 3 | 587 | 4.23 | 5.15% | 20.8% | 2.17% |
| 3 | Paradise Car Wash - PSL | 3 | 1,838 | 4.13 | 5.44% | — | 0.60% |
| 4 | bp | 3 | 40 | 3.99 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Deluxe Mobile Detailing - PSL | 2 | 50 | 4.84 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Monster Express Carwash - Stuart South | 2 | 800 | 4.71 | 1.55% | — | 0.00% |
| 7 | Chevron | 1 | 26 | 3.00 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Circle K | 1 | 13 | 2.80 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Blue Beacon | 1 | 1,096 | 4.20 | 0.00% | — | 1.16% |
| 10 | Twins Car Wash - Fort Pierce | 1 | 222 | 4.90 | 1.52% | — | 0.00% |
| 11 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 1 | 411 | 4.50 | 4.68% | 13.7% | 1.08% |
| 12 | Caliber Car Wash | 1 | 366 | 4.60 | 3.32% | — | 0.00% |
| 13 | SUNSHINE Detailing Full Service Hand Car Wash | 1 | 90 | 4.30 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Port St. Lucie?
The table below splits the metro's car wash inventory across the 2 counties of the Port St. Lucie, FL CBSA, with location count, total reviews, and weighted-average rating per county.
Cross-county rating dispersion: 0.07★ between the highest- and lowest-rated counties with meaningful sample size.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| St. Lucie County | 287 | 61.5% | 15,036 | 4.49 |
| Martin County | 180 | 38.5% | 9,453 | 4.56 |
What do customers love and complain about in Port St. Lucie?
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 Port St. Lucie metro?
The complete inventory of car wash locations in the Port St. Lucie 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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| Waters CarWash 2375 S Kanner Hwy | Stuart, FL | — | Waters Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,728 | $101K |
| Wash-N-Go Car Wash 2809 SW Port St Lucie Blvd | Port St. Lucie, FL | Express Tunnel | — | 4.6 | 1,633 | $60K |
| Blue Beacon Truck Wash of Fort Pierce, FL Exit 131, 300 N Kings Hwy I-95 | Fort Pierce, FL | Full Service | Blue Beacon | 4.2 | 1,096 | $82K |
| Sparkle Car Wash 141 NW California Blvd | Port St. Lucie, FL | — | — | 3.9 | 1,094 | $95K |
| Paradise Car Wash - PSL 10650 US-1 | Port St. Lucie, FL | Full Service | Paradise Car Wash - PSL | 4.1 | 1,024 | $62K |
| Shiny Shell Car Wash 4400 Okeechobee Rd | Fort Pierce, FL | — | — | 4.2 | 829 | $41K |
| Florida's Finest Detailing LLC 1275 NE Savannah Rd # 2 | Jensen Beach, FL | Detail Shop | — | 4.9 | 758 | $114K |
| Monster Express Carwash - Stuart North 2160 NW Federal Hwy | Stuart, FL | Express Tunnel | Monster Express Carwash - Stuart South | 4.7 | 737 | $101K |
| Shiny Shell Car Wash 2410 S US Hwy 1 | Fort Pierce, FL | — | — | 4.6 | 554 | $54K |
| Paradise Car Wash - Stuart 2670 SE Federal Hwy | Stuart, FL | Full Service | Paradise Car Wash - PSL | 4.2 | 517 | $101K |
| Premium Detailing | Detailing, Ceramic Coating & Paint Correction Treasure Coast 864 SW Piedmont Ct | Port St. Lucie, FL | Detail Shop | — | 5.0 | 441 | $95K |
| Tommy's Express® Car Wash 10940 US-1 | Port St. Lucie, FL | Express Tunnel | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 4.5 | 411 | $62K |
| Best Car Wash 544 SW Bayshore Blvd | Port St. Lucie, FL | — | — | 3.6 | 410 | $56K |
| CarPro Auto Spa 3461 SW Martin Downs Blvd | Palm City, FL | — | — | 4.0 | 380 | $201K |
| Stuart Car Wash and Detail Center 1700 SE Federal Hwy | Stuart, FL | Express Tunnel | — | 4.2 | 369 | $101K |
| Caliber Car Wash 1831 N US Hwy 1 | Fort Pierce, FL | Express Tunnel | Caliber Car Wash | 4.6 | 366 | $51K |
| Total Tire of PSL 3221 SW Yale St | Port St. Lucie, FL | Full Service | — | 4.5 | 335 | $60K |
| Flying Wheels 3465 SW Palm City School Ave Unit D | Palm City, FL | — | — | 4.4 | 333 | $201K |
| Bubbles Auto Wash 5051 Okeechobee Rd | Fort Pierce, FL | — | — | 4.1 | 323 | $41K |
| Paradise Car Wash - Tradition 10870 SW Tradition Pkwy | Port St. Lucie, FL | Full Service | Paradise Car Wash - PSL | 4.1 | 297 | $106K |
| Mister Car Wash 229 SW Port St Lucie Blvd | Port St. Lucie, FL | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.0 | 296 | $77K |
| Jensen Beach Car Wash 1630 NE Jensen Beach Blvd | Jensen Beach, FL | — | — | 2.8 | 247 | $114K |
| Clean Machine Car Wash 229 SW Port St Lucie Blvd | Port St. Lucie, FL | — | — | 4.1 | 232 | $77K |
| Mister Car Wash 9200 S U.S. Hwy 1 | Port St. Lucie, FL | Express Tunnel | Mister Car Wash | 4.4 | 229 | $62K |
| Bonjour Car Wash 951 SE Monterey Rd | Stuart, FL | Self-Serve Bay | — | 3.8 | 226 | $101K |
Compare Port St. Lucie to other FL car wash markets
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WashIndex. (2026, September 26). Port St. Lucie car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/port-st-lucie
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Car wash inventory for the Port St. Lucie, 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 8,728 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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