Sherman Car Wash Market Analysis
Sherman-Denison, TX
Data updated · June 9, 2026
7,323 Google reviews across 100 car washes in 1 Sherman counties. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 100
- 91% independent
- Chains
- 9
- lead: Take 5 Car Wash (1 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.40★
- near national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.7%
- near national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 16.6%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 50% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $13
- range $11–$50
- Median unlimited
- $24/mo
- cheapest $21.99/mo at ClearWater Express Car Wash
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 139,988
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 53,325
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 1,400
- 1.4× denser than the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.3
- above ~1.0 — contested · classified sites
Key findings
- 100 car wash locations operated by 9 chains and 91 independents across 1 county.
- Weighted Google rating 4.40★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 7,323 Google reviews, 3,198 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
100 car wash locations across 1 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Sherman sits near the center of the US-metro distribution on concentration, format mix, and rating. 100 locations across 9 chains and 91 independents, distributed across 1 counties. Customer-experience signals across 3,198 AI-extracted reviews produce the distinct read on this market.
Headline numbers sit near US-metro norms: rating 4.40★, damage 1.7%, cancel friction 16.6%. Staff strong (0.90); equipment reliability weak (-0.48). Per-operator and per-format cuts below are more informative than the aggregates.
Published pricing across the 5 of 100 Sherman locations with menus available: median single car wash $13 (range $11–$50), median unlimited membership $24/month (range $21.99–$24/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $21.99/mo at ClearWater Express Car Wash (Wash & Wheels).
See the top car wash chains in Sherman
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Sherman metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Sherman metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 5 of 100 tracked locations have usable published pricing (5% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Sherman | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ClearWater Express Car Wash Wash & Wheels | $21.99 per mo |
| 2 | Club Car Wash ROOKIE | $24 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Sherman | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Club Car Wash ROOKIE | $11 |
| 2 | Take 5 Car Wash Wash | $12 |
| 3 | Good Life Car Wash Premium Wash | $13 |
| 4 | Top End Autocare Hand detail/Sanitization | $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 Sherman metro, officially
Low-wageCar-wash wages in the Sherman metro run about 25% below the national average ($24,283 vs. $32,560), across 7 employer establishments and roughly 68 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 Sherman car wash market
How many car washes are in the Sherman metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Sherman metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Sherman?
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What is the average customer rating in the Sherman car wash market?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Sherman?
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How much does a car wash cost in Sherman?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Sherman?
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What is the cheapest car wash in Sherman?
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What kinds of car washes does Sherman have?
The format mix in Sherman 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 4.79★ across 4 locations. Lowest-rated: Self-Serve Bay at 3.90★ (2 locations).
86 (86.0%) of 100 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unclassified | 86 | 86.0% | 1,832 | 4.46 | 1.02% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 7 | 7.0% | 4,206 | 4.45 | 2.05% | 16.4% |
| Detail Shop | 4 | 4.0% | 172 | 4.79 | 0.00% | — |
| Self-Serve Bay | 2 | 2.0% | 172 | 3.90 | 0.00% | — |
| Full Service | 1 | 1.0% | 941 | 4.10 | 1.07% | 50.0% |
What is the household income near Sherman car washes?
Each ZIP in Sherman 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 34 qualifying locations: -0.07 — effectively zero. Operating quality dominates over neighborhood income. Scatter mean: $73K AGI/return, 4.22★.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $50K – $75K | 3 | 35 | 6,298 | 4.38 | Express Tunnel (5) |
| $75K – $100K | 9 | 21 | 602 | 4.31 | Detail Shop (3) |
| $100K – $150K | 2 | 4 | 47 | 4.00 | — |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
Top-tier 0 sites, 0.00★ avg; bottom-tier 0 sites, 0.00★. Across Sherman's 34 qualifying locations, the income gradient correlates only weakly with rating — operator execution dominates.
Who operates the most Sherman car washes?
The table below ranks the top 25 chains operating in Sherman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take 5 Car Wash | 1 | 1,740 | 4.10 | 2.27% | 21.6% | 0.19% |
| 2 | The Washhouse | 1 | 156 | 4.20 | — | — | — |
| 3 | SmartWash | 1 | 42 | 3.40 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Club Car Wash | 1 | 92 | 4.70 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Wolf Creek Car Wash | 1 | 941 | 4.10 | 1.07% | — | 0.00% |
| 6 | ClearWater Express Wash | 1 | 767 | 4.90 | 1.05% | 6.2% | 0.15% |
| 7 | Wash Masters Car Wash | 1 | 1,393 | 4.70 | 2.33% | 18.6% | 0.32% |
| 8 | Shell | 1 | 28 | 4.10 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Casey's | 1 | 48 | 3.80 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Sherman?
Sherman's 100 car washes distribute across 1 counties. Grayson County leads with 100 locations (100.0%). Cross-county rating dispersion is usually narrow at this scale.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
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| Grayson County | 100 | 100.0% | 7,323 | 4.40 |
What do customers love and complain about in Sherman?
Seven aspects, 3,198 reviews, 100 locations. The grid below gives a quick read on which dimensions of the experience Sherman's car wash market does well at and which generate friction.
Where are all the car washes in the Sherman metro?
The complete inventory of car wash locations in the Sherman 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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| Take 5 Car Wash 3603 N Loy Lake Rd | Sherman, TX | Express Tunnel | Take 5 Car Wash | 4.1 | 1,740 | $57K |
| Wash Masters - Sherman 3100 N Hwy 75 | Sherman, TX | Express Tunnel | Wash Masters Car Wash | 4.7 | 1,393 | $57K |
| Whistle Stop Lube & Car Wash 3605 Texoma Pkwy | Sherman, TX | Full Service | Wolf Creek Car Wash | 4.1 | 941 | $57K |
| ClearWater Express Car Wash 3112 Regency Ln | Denison, TX | Express Tunnel | ClearWater Express Wash | 4.9 | 767 | $68K |
| Vanguard GMC of Sherman Service Center 3314 Texoma Pkwy | Sherman, TX | — | — | 4.7 | 320 | $57K |
| Platinum Toyota of Texoma - Service Department 1920 US-75 | Denison, TX | — | — | 4.6 | 252 | $68K |
| The Washhouse - Denison 3113 Woodlawn Blvd | Denison, TX | Express Tunnel | The Washhouse | 4.2 | 156 | $68K |
| Heritage Collision Center 4915 FM1417 | Sherman, TX | — | — | 4.9 | 125 | $78K |
| GDS Detailing & Tint | , TX | — | — | 5.0 | 111 | — |
| Car Wash 1331 S Austin Ave | Denison, TX | Self-Serve Bay | — | 3.9 | 107 | $68K |
| Grayson Holdings Car Wash 2518 N Loy Lake Rd | Sherman, TX | — | — | 3.8 | 106 | $57K |
| Dapper Details 50015 TX-289 Suite 103 | Pottsboro, TX | Detail Shop | — | 4.9 | 93 | $90K |
| Club Car Wash 2903 Texoma Pkwy | Sherman, TX | Express Tunnel | Club Car Wash | 4.7 | 92 | $57K |
| Speedy Shine 5010 Texoma Pkwy | Sherman, TX | — | — | 4.2 | 91 | $57K |
| Whitewright Car Wash 477-599 Echols Ln | Whitewright, TX | Self-Serve Bay | — | 3.9 | 65 | $76K |
| Water Worx Car Wash 2107 S Heritage Pkwy | Sherman, TX | — | — | 3.7 | 62 | $78K |
| Sherman Super Wash 111 E Taylor St | Sherman, TX | — | — | 3.6 | 58 | $78K |
| TopNotch Mobile Detailing | , TX | — | — | 5.0 | 54 | — |
| Affordable Cleaning Services | , TX | — | — | 5.0 | 49 | — |
| Lone Star Food Store/Valero 3707 S U.S. 75 | Sherman, TX | — | Casey's | 3.8 | 48 | $57K |
| Top End Autocare 1327 W Morton St | Denison, TX | Detail Shop | — | 4.5 | 47 | $68K |
| Oasis Car Spa 800 S Dewey Ave | Sherman, TX | — | — | 3.5 | 43 | $57K |
| Good Life Car Wash 1004 US-377 | Whitesboro, TX | Express Tunnel | SmartWash | 3.4 | 42 | $90K |
| Oasis Car Spa 1520 W Houston St | Sherman, TX | — | — | 3.9 | 41 | $78K |
| Garcia's Car Wash US-377 | Tioga, TX | — | — | 4.7 | 41 | $99K |
Compare Sherman to other TX car wash markets
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Sherman car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/sherman
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Car wash inventory for the Sherman-Denison, TX 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 3,198 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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