Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked car wash chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Sam's Xpress Car Wash and Solar Shine Express Car Wash sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam's Xpress Car Wash | - | +17.4% |
| 2 | Solar Shine Express Car Wash | ▲1 | -2.5% |
| 3 | ModWash | ▲1 | -2.8% |
| 4 | Take 5 Car Wash | ▲1 | -24.1% |
| 5 | Zips Car Wash | ▼3 | -65.6% |
- Sam's Xpress Car Wash
- Autobell Car Wash
- Take 5 Car Wash
- Solar Shine Express Car Wash
- ModWash
- CLT Car Wash
- NASCAR Car Wash
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
104 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 43 of the 104 stores (41%); 51 of the 61 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked gas & auto stores here are car washes, against 5% across North Carolina.
- Sam's Xpress Car Wash (25)
- Autobell Car Wash (2)
- Take 5 Car Wash (3)
- Solar Shine Express Car Wash (3)
- ModWash (3)
- CLT Car Wash (1)
- NASCAR Car Wash (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Sam's Xpress Car Wash 25
- 2 Zips Car Wash 9
- 3 Take 5 Car Wash 3
- 4 Solar Shine Express Car Wash 3
- 5 ModWash 3
- 6 Autobell Car Wash 2
- 7 Sam's Car Wash 2
- 8 Carolina Car Wash 2
- 9 Car Wash 2
- 10 Pro Shine Car Wash 2
- 11 Suds Up Car Wash 1
- 12 Super Clean Car Wash 1
- 13 Sunset Car Wash 1
- 14 Kwik Klean Carwash 1
- 15 Greenway Express Carwash 1
- 16 AUTEC Express Car Wash 1
- 17 Tidal Wave Auto Spa 1
- 18 Edge Express Car Wash 1
- 19 American Wash Systems Car Wash 1
- 20 Royal Rinse 1
- 21 Splash N Dash 1
- 22 CLT Car Wash 1
- 23 Splish Splash Car Wash 1
- 24 Super Wash 1
- 25 Wash-N-Go Car Wash 1
- 26 The RipTide Car Wash 1
- 27 Tommy's Express Car Wash 1
- 28 West End Car Wash 1
- 29 Westwinds Carwash 1
- 30 Royace's Car Wash and Detailing 1
- 31 Ride With Pride Car Wash 1
- 32 Paradise Car Wash 1
- 33 BlueWave Express Car Wash 1
- 34 Carolina Springs AutoSpa 1
- 35 Whitley's Car Wash 1
- 36 NASCAR Car Wash 1
- 37 AquaWave Express Car Wash 1
- 38 Tiger Xpress Car Wash 1
- 39 Matthew's Car Wash 1
- 40 Quality Car Care 1
- 41 Wash One 1
- 42 Brawley Market and Carwash 1
- 43 Galleria Express Car Wash 1
- 44 Shell Rapid Lube and Service Center 1
- 45 Finish Line Car Wash 1
- 46 Dilworth Car Wash 1
- 47 Suds N Shine Car Wash 1
- 48 Cherry Rd Wash and Lube 1
- 49 Links Car Wash Investing 1
- 50 Bubbles Car Wash 1
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