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Biggest Car Wash Chains in the US (by Locations)

US car wash chains ranked by number of tracked locations — the largest operators by footprint.

As of June 9, 2026, Mister Car Wash is #1 — 553 locations (25 states). This ranking covers the top 25 of 459 chains, drawn from WashIndex.

# Chain Locations
1 Mister Car Wash 553 locations
2 Quick Quack Car Wash 339 locations
3 Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash 317 locations
4 Take 5 Car Wash 296 locations
5 Club Car Wash 268 locations
6 Tommy's Express® Car Wash 264 locations
7 Zips Car Wash 210 locations
8 Whistle Express Car Wash 168 locations
9 GO Car Wash 156 locations
10 WhiteWater Express Car Wash 138 locations
11 ModWash 127 locations
12 Super Star Car Wash 118 locations
13 Blue Beacon 116 locations
14 Cobblestone Car Wash 114 locations
15 Autobell Car Wash 91 locations
16 LUV Car Wash 78 locations
17 Tsunami Express Car Wash 72 locations
18 Splash Car Wash Express 69 locations
19 BlueWave Express Car Wash 68 locations
20 Caliber Car Wash 64 locations
21 Golden Nozzle Car Wash 62 locations
22 Crew Carwash 59 locations
23 Champion Xpress Carwash 57 locations
24 Clean Express Auto Wash 53 locations
25 Sam's Xpress Car Wash 51 locations

Source: WashIndex. Showing the top 25 of 459. Data as of June 9, 2026. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.

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Mister Car Wash (553 locations, 25 states), per WashIndex. The next-ranked are Quick Quack Car Wash (339 locations), Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash (317 locations), Take 5 Car Wash (296 locations).
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APA
WashIndex. (2026, June 9). Biggest Car Wash Chains in the US (by Locations). https://washindex.com/car-wash-rankings/biggest-car-wash-chains
Chicago
WashIndex. "Biggest Car Wash Chains in the US (by Locations)." WashIndex. Last modified June 9, 2026. https://washindex.com/car-wash-rankings/biggest-car-wash-chains.
MLA
"Biggest Car Wash Chains in the US (by Locations)." WashIndex, Jun. 9, 2026, https://washindex.com/car-wash-rankings/biggest-car-wash-chains.
BibTeX
@misc{washindex_car_wash_rankings_biggest_car_wash_chains_2026,
  title  = {{Biggest Car Wash Chains in the US (by Locations)}},
  author = {{WashIndex}},
  year   = {2026},
  month  = {Jun},
  url    = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-rankings/biggest-car-wash-chains},
  urldate = {2026-06-09},
}

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