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. Pearl Car Wash and Super Star Car Wash sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pearl Car Wash | - | +13.4% |
| 2 | Super Star Car Wash | - | -7.4% |
| 3 | Soapy Joe's Car Wash | - | -11.3% |
| 4 | Wash-N-Go Car Wash | - | -20.2% |
- Soapy Joe's Car Wash
- Super Star Car Wash
- Sky Fuel Car Wash
- Aqua Clean Car Wash
- Happy Cow Car Wash
- National City Car Wash
- Genie Car Wash
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
127 tracked store locations in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 36 of the 127 stores (28%); 74 of the 87 tracked chains have a single store here. 5% of the tracked gas & auto stores here are car washes, against 6% across California.
- Soapy Joe's Car Wash (15)
- Super Star Car Wash (10)
- Sky Fuel Car Wash (1)
- Aqua Clean Car Wash (2)
- Happy Cow Car Wash (5)
- National City Car Wash (1)
- Genie Car Wash (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Soapy Joe's Car Wash 15
- 2 Super Star Car Wash 10
- 3 Happy Cow Car Wash 5
- 4 Wash-N-Go Car Wash 3
- 5 Genie Car Wash 3
- 6 Pearl Car Wash 3
- 7 Romeo's Car Wash 2
- 8 Sweetwater Car Wash 2
- 9 Spot Free Rinse Car Wash 2
- 10 Buggy Bath Car Wash 2
- 11 Happy Car Wash 2
- 12 Crystal Clean Car Wash 2
- 13 Aqua Clean Car Wash 2
- 14 Pony Express Car Wash 1
- 15 Mohawk Car Wash 1
- 16 Glitter Wash 1
- 17 Crazy Charlie's Car Wash 1
- 18 9th Avenue Car Wash 1
- 19 Stars & Stripes Car Wash 1
- 20 Coronado Auto Care & Carwash 1
- 21 Xtreme Car Wash 1
- 22 Woodside Car Wash 1
- 23 Happy Bubbles Car Wash 1
- 24 Green Go Wash 1
- 25 Fountain Car Wash 1
- 26 Carlsbad Self-Serve Car Wash 1
- 27 Kwik Shine Car Wash 1
- 28 Lucky Coin Car Wash 1
- 29 Mission Gorge Car Wash 1
- 30 Mister Foamy's Car Wash 1
- 31 Splash Auto Detail 1
- 32 OB Suds Car Wash 1
- 33 Mira Mesa Auto Spa 1
- 34 Gentle Touch Car Wash 1
- 35 Rancho Car Wash 1
- 36 Ca0306 Wash N Go 1
- 37 Lakeside Car Wash 1
- 38 Casey's 24 Hour DIY Car Wash 1
- 39 Pacifica Car Wash 1
- 40 Sunny Days 1
- 41 Auto Detail Now 1
- 42 Five Star Express Car Wash 1
- 43 Washman Car Wash 1
- 44 Posh Wash 1
- 45 Tomahawk USA 1
- 46 Americana Hand Car Wash & Detail Center 1
- 47 SOFSPRA Car Wash 1
- 48 San Diego Gas and Car Wash - Carmel Valley 1
- 49 The Green Roof Car Wash 1
- 50 B Street Express Car Wash 1
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