Car Washes in the United States — the numbers
We maintain 24,564 car washes across the country. Below is what that looks like by state: raw count, count per 100,000 residents, and how complete the listings are. Updated August 2026.
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Density: car washes per 100,000 residents
Population is the 2020 Census count. Density says more than a raw count: Iowa has 11.7 per 100,000 — 5.1× the rate of Washington DC.
| State | Car Washes | Per 100k | With a website | With a phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 441 | 8.8 | 63% | 95% |
| Alaska | 33 | 4.5 | 85% | 100% |
| Arizona | 507 | 7.1 | 70% | 93% |
| Arkansas | 268 | 8.9 | 60% | 97% |
| California | 2411 | 6.1 | 68% | 95% |
| Colorado | 443 | 7.7 | 72% | 96% |
| Connecticut | 307 | 8.5 | 68% | 92% |
| Delaware | 62 | 6.3 | 68% | 94% |
| Florida | 1609 | 7.5 | 68% | 94% |
| Georgia | 948 | 8.9 | 68% | 96% |
| Hawaii | 43 | 3.0 | 70% | 100% |
| Idaho | 149 | 8.1 | 74% | 94% |
| Illinois | 1020 | 8.0 | 67% | 98% |
| Indiana | 453 | 6.7 | 64% | 98% |
| Iowa | 373 | 11.7 | 54% | 95% |
| Kansas | 250 | 8.5 | 60% | 97% |
| Kentucky | 343 | 7.6 | 62% | 97% |
| Louisiana | 364 | 7.8 | 59% | 96% |
| Maine | 102 | 7.5 | 72% | 99% |
| Maryland | 344 | 5.6 | 71% | 97% |
| Massachusetts | 374 | 5.3 | 77% | 98% |
| Michigan | 1014 | 10.1 | 56% | 94% |
| Minnesota | 439 | 7.7 | 64% | 95% |
| Mississippi | 204 | 6.9 | 55% | 94% |
| Missouri | 506 | 8.2 | 58% | 95% |
| Montana | 93 | 8.6 | 60% | 99% |
| Nebraska | 174 | 8.9 | 60% | 98% |
| Nevada | 189 | 6.1 | 76% | 94% |
| New Hampshire | 117 | 8.5 | 74% | 98% |
| New Jersey | 607 | 6.5 | 72% | 98% |
| New Mexico | 181 | 8.5 | 53% | 83% |
| New York | 941 | 4.7 | 66% | 97% |
| North Carolina | 806 | 7.7 | 63% | 96% |
| North Dakota | 69 | 8.9 | 72% | 97% |
| Ohio | 1061 | 9.0 | 65% | 98% |
| Oklahoma | 384 | 9.7 | 52% | 95% |
| Oregon | 221 | 5.2 | 66% | 96% |
| Pennsylvania | 934 | 7.2 | 63% | 96% |
| Rhode Island | 60 | 5.5 | 73% | 97% |
| South Carolina | 422 | 8.2 | 64% | 96% |
| South Dakota | 98 | 11.0 | 59% | 99% |
| Tennessee | 561 | 8.1 | 65% | 93% |
| Texas | 2821 | 9.7 | 63% | 92% |
| Utah | 310 | 9.5 | 72% | 95% |
| Vermont | 36 | 5.6 | 61% | 100% |
| Virginia | 508 | 5.9 | 73% | 97% |
| Washington | 359 | 4.7 | 74% | 92% |
| Washington DC | 16 | 2.3 | 62% | 94% |
| West Virginia | 145 | 8.1 | 57% | 95% |
| Wisconsin | 380 | 6.4 | 63% | 94% |
| Wyoming | 64 | 11.1 | 80% | 98% |
Cities with the most car washes
| City | State | Car Washes |
|---|---|---|
| Houston | Texas | 253 |
| Los Angeles | California | 181 |
| Chicago | Illinois | 140 |
| San Antonio | Texas | 127 |
| New York | New York | 113 |
| Dallas | Texas | 111 |
| Miami | Florida | 87 |
| Tampa | Florida | 82 |
| Austin | Texas | 81 |
| San Diego | California | 80 |
| Orlando | Florida | 78 |
| El Paso | Texas | 74 |
| Phoenix | Arizona | 73 |
| Detroit | Michigan | 72 |
| Fort Worth | Texas | 72 |
| Las Vegas | Nevada | 71 |
| Tucson | Arizona | 63 |
| Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 59 |
| Albuquerque | New Mexico | 57 |
| Louisville | Kentucky | 55 |
| Jacksonville | Florida | 54 |
| Atlanta | Georgia | 53 |
| Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 52 |
| Columbus | Ohio | 50 |
| Nashville | Tennessee | 45 |
How this is built
Locations come from Overture Maps (open data), filtered to car washes in the US and cleaned: duplicates merged, dead entries dropped, phone numbers normalized. Websites, opening hours and amenities are checked against each business's own site. We keep monthly snapshots, so the counts above are a point in time, not a running total — ask if you need an earlier one.