Yuma Car Wash Market Analysis
Yuma, AZ
Data updated · June 9, 2026
Yuma car wash market analysis: 101 locations, 5 chains, 7,560 customer reviews. Format mix, operator rank, county breakdown, rating vs. income, aspect-level customer signals.
Snapshot
- Locations
- 101
- 91% independent
- Chains
- 5
- lead: Soft Cloth Car Wash (3 sites)
- Avg rating
- 4.42★
- near national MSA median
- Damage rate
- 1.9%
- 1.2× national MSA norm
- Cancel friction
- 21.1%
- Top format
- express tunnel
- 59% of classified inventory
- Median single wash
- $7
- range $7–$38
- Median unlimited
- $20/mo
- cheapest $14.99/mo at B.D.P 's Kwapa Kar Wash
Market Quality snapshot
- Population
- 207,685
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Households
- 76,903
- ACS 2023 5-year
- Residents per wash
- 2,056
- near the national MSA median
- Express tunnels per 10K households
- 1.3
- above ~1.0 — contested · classified sites
Key findings
- 101 car wash locations operated by 5 chains and 92 independents across 1 county.
- Weighted Google rating 4.42★ across the market; structural concentration and format mix sit near US-metro norms.
- Built from 7,560 Google reviews, 1,480 of them AI-extracted across 55 dimensions.
101 car wash locations across 1 counties · dots colored by format · sized by review volume
Tracked at 101 car wash locations, Yuma matches the structural profile of the typical US metro of comparable size. 101 locations across 5 chains and 92 independents, distributed across 1 counties. Customer-experience signals across 1,480 AI-extracted reviews produce the distinct read on this market.
Average rating across the 101-location market weighs in at 4.42★; damage rate 1.9%; cancel friction 21.1%. Staff is the brightest aspect signal (0.79/+1). Per-operator and per-format cuts below are more informative than the aggregates.
Published pricing across the 8 of 101 Yuma locations with menus available: median single car wash $7 (range $7–$38), median unlimited membership $20/month (range $14.99–$27/mo). The cheapest unlimited membership in the metro is $14.99/mo at B.D.P 's Kwapa Kar Wash (Basic Wash).
See the top car wash chains in Yuma
Ranked by location count in the metro
What does a car wash cost in the Yuma metro?
Published menu pricing for car washes in the Yuma metropolitan area, captured from operator websites and the WashIndex AI calling agent. 8 of 101 tracked locations have usable published pricing (8% coverage).
| Cheapest unlimited memberships in Yuma | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.D.P 's Kwapa Kar Wash Basic Wash | $14.99 per mo |
| 2 | Soft Cloth Car Wash The Wash | $20 per mo |
| 3 | Soft Cloth Car Wash The Wash | $20 per mo |
| 4 | Soft Cloth Car Wash The Wash | $20 per mo |
| 5 | Clean Freak Car Wash ULTIMATE | $27 per mo |
| Cheapest single car washes in Yuma | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tropic Car Wash Yuma Dust Buster Wash | $7 |
| 2 | Soft Cloth Car Wash The Wash | $7 |
| 3 | Soft Cloth Car Wash The Wash | $7 |
| 4 | Soft Cloth Car Wash The Wash | $7 |
| 5 | Clean Freak Car Wash ULTIMATE | $23 |
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 Yuma metro, officially
the Yuma metro has 11 car-wash employer establishments employing about 105 people, at a $33,919 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 Yuma car wash market
How many car washes are in the Yuma metro?
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What is the best-rated car wash in the Yuma metro?
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Which car wash chain has the most locations in Yuma?
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What is the typical household income near car washes in Yuma?
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How much does a car wash cost in Yuma?
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How much does an unlimited car wash membership cost in Yuma?
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What kinds of car washes does Yuma have?
The format mix in Yuma 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: Express Tunnel at 4.36★ across 10 locations. Lowest-rated: Detail Shop at 4.01★ (7 locations).
84 (83.2%) of 101 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 | 84 | 83.2% | 3,284 | 4.60 | 0.44% | 0.0% |
| Express Tunnel | 10 | 9.9% | 3,382 | 4.36 | 3.34% | 22.4% |
| Detail Shop | 7 | 6.9% | 894 | 4.01 | 2.43% | 0.0% |
What is the household income near Yuma car washes?
26 Yuma 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 26 qualifying locations: 0.35 — mild positive. Higher-income ZIPs host slightly better-rated washes, but operator execution still dominates. Scatter mean: $63K AGI/return, 4.33★.
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 | 2 | 14 | 4.06 | Express Tunnel (1) |
| $50K – $75K | 4 | 48 | 7,001 | 4.39 | Express Tunnel (8) |
| $75K – $100K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $100K – $150K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| $150K+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
Income band spread: 0/0.00★ at the highest tier; 2/4.06★ at the lowest. In a balanced market, the per-tier read is most useful as a sanity check on whether the operating quality is income-uniform or income-stratified.
Who operates the most Yuma car washes?
The table below ranks the top 25 chains operating in Yuma 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 | Soft Cloth Car Wash | 3 | 920 | 4.31 | 3.00% | — | 1.00% |
| 2 | Extreme Clean Detail Center | 2 | 146 | 4.18 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Clean Freak Car Wash | 2 | 918 | 4.28 | 7.76% | — | 0.00% |
| 4 | Quick N Clean Car Wash | 1 | 251 | 4.70 | 1.10% | 6.1% | 0.55% |
| 5 | Pure Finish | 1 | 14 | 5.00 | — | — | — |
Which counties have the most car washes in Yuma?
The table below splits the metro's car wash inventory across the 1 counties of the Yuma, AZ CBSA, with location count, total reviews, and weighted-average rating per county.
| County | Locations | % of MSA | Reviews | Avg Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuma County | 101 | 100.0% | 7,560 | 4.42 |
What do customers love and complain about in Yuma?
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 Yuma metro?
101 car washes are tracked in Yuma; 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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| Yuma Honda 1190 E 32nd St | Yuma, AZ | — | — | 4.7 | 2,021 | $70K |
| Clean Freak Car Wash 328 E 16th St | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | Clean Freak Car Wash | 4.3 | 868 | $57K |
| Magic Mist Car Wash 195 W 24th St | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | — | 4.4 | 765 | $57K |
| Romeos Car Wash 2301 S 4th Ave | Yuma, AZ | Detail Shop | — | 3.7 | 534 | $57K |
| Tropic Car Wash Yuma 3208 S Ave 8 E | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | — | 4.4 | 479 | $70K |
| Soft Cloth Car Wash 900 S 4th Ave | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | Soft Cloth Car Wash | 4.3 | 451 | $57K |
| Soft Cloth Car Wash 790 E 32nd St | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | Soft Cloth Car Wash | 4.3 | 370 | $70K |
| Quick N Clean Car Wash 3202 S Ave 8 E | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | Quick N Clean Car Wash | 4.7 | 251 | $70K |
| KLEENTRANS Sanitized Trailer Washouts Since 2016 Yuma, Az 85364 3550 E 40th St | Yuma, AZ | — | — | 4.0 | 157 | $70K |
| Roberts Rv Mobile Wash 2454 E 13th St | Yuma, AZ | Detail Shop | — | 4.7 | 142 | $70K |
| Eighth Street Car Wash 1020 W 8th St | Yuma, AZ | — | — | 4.3 | 141 | $57K |
| Sparklin' Clean Car Wash 2460 W 16th St | Yuma, AZ | — | — | 4.1 | 138 | $57K |
| Mobile Car Detailing Yuma AZ | , AZ | — | — | 4.9 | 109 | — |
| Extreme Clean Truck & RV Wash Yuma Arizona 10800 N Frontage Rd Ste D | Yuma, AZ | Detail Shop | Extreme Clean Detail Center | 3.8 | 100 | $69K |
| Soft Cloth Car Wash 1922 S Avenue B | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | Soft Cloth Car Wash | 4.4 | 99 | $57K |
| Sparklin' Clean Car Wash 1986 W 8th St | Yuma, AZ | — | — | 4.2 | 96 | $57K |
| Hurricane Car Wash 1077 S 5th Ave | Yuma, AZ | — | — | 3.7 | 95 | $57K |
| Advance RV Mobile Wash | , AZ | — | — | 5.0 | 72 | — |
| Nu Car Mobile Detail | , AZ | — | — | 4.8 | 68 | — |
| Clean Freak Car Wash 1615 Main St | San Luis, AZ | Express Tunnel | Clean Freak Car Wash | 3.9 | 50 | — |
| All Tru Detailing | , AZ | — | — | 5.0 | 49 | — |
| Extreme Clean Detail Center 3178 E 33rd Pl a | Yuma, AZ | Detail Shop | Extreme Clean Detail Center | 5.0 | 46 | $70K |
| Dave's Auto Detailing 1717 S Arizona Ave Ste B | Yuma, AZ | Detail Shop | — | 4.3 | 44 | $57K |
| Oasis Express Car Wash 11384 S Fortuna Rd | Yuma, AZ | Express Tunnel | — | 4.1 | 37 | $69K |
| Ericks Mobile Wash and Trailer Washout | Yuma, AZ | — | — | 4.5 | 33 | $57K |
Compare Yuma to other AZ car wash markets
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WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Yuma car wash market analysis. https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/yuma
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"Yuma car wash market analysis." WashIndex, Jun. 9, 2026, https://washindex.com/car-wash-markets/yuma.
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Car wash inventory for the Yuma, AZ 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 1,480 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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