Car Washes in Arkansas
Statewide market analysis: locations, chains, customer-experience scores, and head-to-head against US national averages.
Data updated · May 24, 2026
1,056 car wash locations across 5 metropolitan areas in Arkansas, generating 67,176 customer reviews analyzed across 55 dimensions and 14 tracked chain operators.
The Arkansas car wash market spans 1,056 locations across 5 metropolitan areas, with 67,176 customer reviews powering the analysis. The state-level review-weighted average rating is 4.42 stars — roughly in line with the US national average of 4.45.
Take 5 Car Wash operates the largest footprint in Arkansas with 22 locations, followed by Splash Car Wash (21) and Club Car Wash (17). The top 3 chains together account for 5.7% of the state's tracked wash count — a highly fragmented market structure.
Customer-reported damage rate runs 1.85% in Arkansas — higher than the US national baseline of 1.49%. Membership cancellation friction (the share of membership-discussing reviews that report difficulty unsubscribing) is 12.1%, in line with the US national baseline of 12.2%. Format-wise, the dominant wash category in the state is Express Tunnel with 39.5% of classified locations.
Which car wash chains have the most locations in Arkansas?
The 20 largest chain operators in Arkansas by location count. Each chain page drills into per-location ratings, customer-experience pillars, damage rate, and membership economics.
| # | Chain | Arkansas Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take 5 Car Wash | 22 |
| 2 | Splash Car Wash | 21 |
| 3 | Club Car Wash | 17 |
| 4 | Zips Car Wash | 7 |
| 5 | Tommy's Express® Car Wash | 6 |
| 6 | Glide Xpress Car Wash | 5 |
| 7 | Tidal Wave Auto Spa | Car Wash | 5 |
| 8 | Portside 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Rhyno Car Wash | 4 |
| 10 | McBee's Coffee & Carwash | 2 |
| 11 | Oasis Car Wash | 2 |
| 12 | Tsunami Express Car Wash | 2 |
| 13 | Century Express Carwash | 1 |
| 14 | Truckomat of Kenly | 1 |
Which metro areas in Arkansas have the most car washes?
All 5 metropolitan statistical areas in Arkansas, sorted by tracked wash count. Click any metro to drill into its full market analysis — format mix, chain rankings, county breakdown, ZIP-level income overlays, and per-location data.
| # | Metro Area | Locations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 433 |
| 2 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 342 |
| 3 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | 137 |
| 4 | Jonesboro, AR | 87 |
| 5 | Hot Springs, AR | 57 |
City-level analyses for Arkansas
7 cities in Arkansas have a dedicated city-level profile — built only for cities with substantive car wash density and review volume. Click any city to see its local chain rankings, format mix, top-rated wash, and county-level breakdown.
| City | Locations |
|---|---|
| Fayetteville, AR | 17 |
| Springdale, AR | 16 |
| Bentonville, AR | 15 |
| Little Rock, AR | 15 |
| Rogers, AR | 14 |
| Fort Smith, AR | 11 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 11 |
What format of car wash is most common in Arkansas?
Classification distribution across the state's 157 format-classified locations.
| Format | Locations | Share of State |
|---|---|---|
| Express Tunnel | 62 | 39.5% |
| Detail Shop | 58 | 36.9% |
| Full Service | 22 | 14.0% |
| Self-Serve Bay | 12 | 7.6% |
| In-Bay Automatic | 3 | 1.9% |
How do customers rate Arkansas car washes across the 7 pillars?
Review-weighted net-sentiment scores across the 7 customer-experience pillars WashIndex extracts from every review. Scores range from −1 (universally negative) to +1 (universally positive).
- Customer Service +0.83
- Wash Quality +0.68
- Facility Cleanliness +0.67
- Wait Time +0.55
- Price +0.20
- Membership Value +0.18
- Equipment Reliability -0.45
Aspect score = (pos − neg) / (pos + neg + mixed), range −1 to +1. See per-pillar national leaderboards →
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Methodology
Coverage. All car washes located in Arkansas metropolitan statistical areas (Census 2023 CBSA delineation), tracked across 5 metros. Customer reviews are ingested from Google and processed through WashIndex's structured LLM extraction pipeline across 55 dimensions.
State-level aggregates. Location counts, review counts, and rating averages are review-weighted sums across the state's MSAs. Damage rate, cancellation rate, and aspect scores are weighted by scored-review volume so high-review-count markets pull more weight than thin ones. National baselines are computed the same way across all 50 states.
What's drillable. Click any chain to see its full per-chain operator profile (including per-state breakdowns); click any metro to drill into MSA-level format mix, county data, ZIP-level income overlays, and per-location records.