# US Car Wash Chain Locations — partial U.S.: 41 states location dataset

All 1,784 locations in partial U.S.: 41 states, as one CSV: 21 fields per record, 41 states, file built October 18, 2026. $19 one-time, with up to 10 real rows free before you buy.

Canonical URL: https://locationlists.com/data/car-wash-list

1,784 chain car wash locations across the United States, merged from the operators' own locators: 569 Mister Car Wash, 380 Quick Quack, 301 Tommy's Express, 194 Whistle Express, 188 ZIPS and 93 Autobell. Car washing is in the middle of one of the most aggressive roll-up cycles in retail services, driven by the shift to express tunnels with unlimited monthly memberships, and these named chains are the consolidators doing the buying. There is no licensing body and no registry for car washes, so a chain-level map is the practical way to see where the consolidators already are, which is exactly the question an independent owner considering a sale, a lender, a chemical or equipment supplier, or a private equity buyer needs answered. Refreshed weekly.

## The figures

- Records: 1,784 locations
- States: 41
- Coverage: partial U.S.: 41 states
- Fields: 21
- Price: $19 one-time, CSV download, commercial license (https://locationlists.com/license)
- File built on October 18, 2026. Rebuilt weekly on an automatic schedule.
- File last modified: 2026-10-18

The file has all 1,784 locations across 41 states in one download. Building the same list by searching one area at a time tends to miss places, and a missed place looks like a gap in coverage that is not really there.

## Fields

- `name`: Business or facility name
- `brand`
- `address`: Street address
- `city`: City
- `state`: Two-letter state code
- `zip`: ZIP code
- `country`: Country code
- `phone`: Phone number where published
- `website`: Website where published
- `latitude`: GPS latitude where published
- `longitude`: GPS longitude where published
- `washType`
- `hasUnlimitedPlan`
- `source`: Which source the record came from
- `sourceId`
- `sourceUrl`: The public source this row came from
- `geo_precision`
- `county`: County, where the source publishes it
- `county_fips`
- `county_note`
- `address_quality`

## Ask this list a question with a link

No connector and no account; each link answers with the matching count, preview rows and the price for just that part.

- [Only Texas, the state with the most](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=car-wash-list&state=TX)
- [Within 25 miles of Houston, TX, the busiest area](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=car-wash-list&near=Houston+TX&radius=25)
- [Within a 30-minute drive of Houston, TX](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=car-wash-list&near=Houston+TX&drive=30)
- [Only rows where hasUnlimitedPlan is true](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=car-wash-list&where=hasUnlimitedPlan%3Aeq%3Atrue)
- [Every Car Washes & EV Charging list combined, within 25 miles of Houston, TX](https://locationlists.com/find?category=auto-services&near=Houston+TX&radius=25)
- [Each one's nearest Tidal Wave Auto Spa Locations, in Texas, with miles](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=car-wash-list&state=TX&relate=nearest&k=1&b.dataset=tidal-wave-auto-spa-locations&b.state=TX)
- [The whole list: add a city, state, ZIP code or distance](https://locationlists.com/find?dataset=car-wash-list)

## The same dataset, for machines

- Record as JSON: https://locationlists.com/data/car-wash-list/dataset.json
- Free sample, up to 10 real rows: https://locationlists.com/data/car-wash-list/sample.csv or https://locationlists.com/data/car-wash-list/sample.json
- Buy link (opens Stripe Checkout): https://locationlists.com/data/car-wash-list/buy

## Questions

### Does this include independent car washes?

No, and the name says chains for that reason. Industry estimates put the total US count around 60,000 sites, overwhelmingly independent, with no registry anywhere. This file is the named chains, which is a complete and verifiable universe rather than a partial guess at the whole market.

### Why do the chains matter more than the total?

Because they are where the money and the movement are. The express tunnel operators are acquiring aggressively, so their footprint tells you which markets are already consolidated and which are still open.

### Can you build the independent list?

Yes: Independent Car Washes lists 14,443 independent car washes with every chain site taken out, and the Car Wash Industry Bundle puts them in one file with this list and 29 more chains.