Car Wash Format · Automatic (In-Bay)

Automatic Car Washes by city

An in-bay automatic wash is the kind where you pull into a single bay, put the car in neutral, and the equipment moves around the stationary vehicle. Many are touchless (high-pressure water and chemistry, no brushes); others use soft cloth.

151 cities with automatic (in-bay) car washes above the listing threshold · 1,343 locations tracked.

AK

Anchorage 8

AZ

Phoenix 14 Gilbert 8 Mesa 8 Flagstaff 6 Scottsdale 6 Queen Creek 5

CA

Los Angeles 18 San Jose 18 Sacramento 16 Elk Grove 10 Fresno 7 San Diego 7 Roseville 6 Santa Rosa 6 Dublin 5 Fremont 5 Gardena 5 Long Beach 5 Oxnard 5 Rocklin 5 Salinas 5

CO

Denver 16 Aurora 9 Colorado Springs 6 Littleton 6 Thornton 6

DC

Washington 5

FL

Orlando 20 Jacksonville 15 Tampa 13 Clermont 7 Gainesville 6 Kissimmee 6 Cape Coral 5 Clearwater 5

GA

Atlanta 15 Marietta 7 Savannah 7 Alpharetta 6 Augusta 5 Decatur 5

IL

Chicago 56 Rockford 15 Belleville 9 Springfield 8 Aurora 7 Mundelein 7 Naperville 7 Plainfield 7 Lombard 6 Oswego 6 Crystal Lake 5 Joliet 5 Peoria 5 Romeoville 5 Wheaton 5

IN

Indianapolis 51 Evansville 6

KS

Topeka 7

KY

Louisville 10

MA

Methuen 5

MD

Baltimore 9

MI

Detroit 32 Battle Creek 12 Grand Rapids 11 Saginaw 9 Kalamazoo 8 Jackson 7 Warren 7 Southfield 6 Ypsilanti 6 Ann Arbor 5 Lansing 5 Madison Heights 5 Traverse City 5

MN

St Paul 11 Minneapolis 9 Bloomington 7 Brooklyn Park 5 Burnsville 5 Maple Grove 5

MO

St. Louis 31

MT

Billings 8

NC

Charlotte 11 Raleigh 10 Mooresville 8 Winston-Salem 8 Asheville 7 Salisbury 7 Fayetteville 6 Wilmington 6 Greensboro 5 Kannapolis 5 Monroe 5

NE

Omaha 11

NV

Las Vegas 19 Henderson 7 Reno 6

NY

Brooklyn 20 Bronx 15 Jamaica 5 New York 5

OH

Columbus 16 Akron 11 Cleveland 11 Cincinnati 8 Dayton 8 Massillon 6 Canton 5 Stow 5 Warren 5

OR

Portland 7 Salem 5

PA

Pittsburgh 14 Altoona 12 Harrisburg 11 Erie 10 York 10 Lancaster 9 Johnstown 6 State College 6 Butler 5 Chambersburg 5 Philadelphia 5

SC

Greenville 18 Columbia 7 Spartanburg 6 Summerville 6 Simpsonville 5

SD

Sioux Falls 12

TN

Memphis 7

TX

Amarillo 11 El Paso 6 Midland 5 San Antonio 5

VA

Richmond 9 Norfolk 5

WA

Vancouver 6 Federal Way 5 Seattle 5 Spokane 5

WI

Milwaukee 18 Green Bay 16 Madison 14 Kenosha 10 West Bend 7 Menomonee Falls 6 Fond du Lac 5 Oshkosh 5 Sun Prairie 5

Who automatic (in-bay) car washes are for

In-bay automatic is for convenience: it's the format you'll find bolted onto gas stations and c-stores, ideal for a quick hands-off wash, and — in touchless form — the gentlest option for delicate or freshly-coated paint.

Compare all five formats in the car wash types guide, or browse every market in the city analyses.