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Most Saturated Car Wash Markets (Washes Per Capita)

US metros ranked by car washes per 100,000 residents — a supply-saturation read combining WashIndex location counts with Census-ACS population.

As of June 9, 2026, Prescott Valley is #1 — 154.5 per 100k (309 washes). This ranking covers the top 25 of 320 markets, drawn from WashIndex + U.S. Census Bureau (ACS).

# Metro Washes per 100k
1 Prescott Valley 154.5 per 100k
2 St. George 129.5 per 100k
3 Hanford 110.6 per 100k
4 Traverse City 103.4 per 100k
5 Provo 98.4 per 100k
6 Idaho Falls 94.5 per 100k
7 Logan 94.0 per 100k
8 Fresno 91.4 per 100k
9 Staunton 90.8 per 100k
10 Naples 90.8 per 100k
11 Port St. Lucie 89.9 per 100k
12 San Angelo 87.3 per 100k
13 Bend 86.9 per 100k
14 Midland 85.8 per 100k
15 San Luis Obispo 84.2 per 100k
16 Orlando 82.2 per 100k
17 Crestview 81.9 per 100k
18 Longview 80.9 per 100k
19 Lake Havasu City 80.7 per 100k
20 Elizabethtown 80.5 per 100k
21 Sioux Falls 80.1 per 100k
22 Ames 79.9 per 100k
23 Wausau 79.3 per 100k
24 Bozeman 79.0 per 100k
25 Cape Coral 78.8 per 100k

Source: WashIndex + U.S. Census Bureau (ACS). Showing the top 25 of 320. Data as of June 9, 2026. Free to cite with attribution to WashIndex.

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Prescott Valley (154.5 per 100k, 309 washes), per WashIndex + U.S. Census Bureau (ACS). The next-ranked are St. George (129.5 per 100k), Hanford (110.6 per 100k), Traverse City (103.4 per 100k).
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BibTeX
@misc{washindex_car_wash_rankings_most_saturated_car_wash_markets_2026,
  title  = {{Most Saturated Car Wash Markets (Washes Per Capita)}},
  author = {{WashIndex}},
  year   = {2026},
  month  = {Jun},
  url    = {https://washindex.com/car-wash-rankings/most-saturated-car-wash-markets},
  urldate = {2026-06-09},
}

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