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Flagship Car Wash vs Tommy's Express:Which is more popular?

In September 2026, Flagship Car Wash had more branded searches than Tommy's Express among car wash chains in the United States. Flagship Car Wash had about 135,000 branded searches, while Tommy's Express had 14,800. Flagship Car Wash made up 4.9% of all car wash chain searches we track, and Tommy's Express accounted for 0.54%. When we asked ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews about car wash chains, Tommy's Express appeared in three of the four answers and Flagship Car Wash in none.

Among car wash chains in the United States in September 2026

Who do people search for more?

Flagship Car Wash, about 9 searches for every 1 for Tommy's Express

Flagship Car Wash 135K searchesTommy's Express 14.8K searches

Who does AI mention more?

Tommy's Express, mentioned in 3 of 4 answers, Flagship Car Wash in 0

Tommy's Express in 3 of 4Flagship Car Wash in 0 of 4

Who does AI recommend more?

Tommy's Express, the only one of the two named

Tommy's Express first in 3Flagship Car Wash never named

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Top car wash chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews

In three ChatGPT questions and one Google AI Overview, Tommy's Express was mentioned in three out of four: in all three ChatGPT answers, but not in the Google AI Overview. Flagship Car Wash did not appear in any of the four answers.

Most recommended by AI

Brands get a higher ranking if they are mentioned earlier in the answers.

  1. Mister Car Wash1st
  2. Tommy's Express2nd
  3. Quick Quack Car Wash3rd
  4. Tidal Wave Auto Spa4th
  5. Club Car Wash5th
  6. Whistle Express Car Wash6th
  7. GO Car Wash–
  8. Flagship Car Wash–
  9. Zips Car Wash–
  10. Super Star Car Wash–

Mentioned by AI

Each dot is one answer, filled in when that answer mentions the brand.

  • Mister Car Wash3 of 4Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Quick Quack Car Wash3 of 4Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Tommy's Express3 of 4Named in 3 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Tidal Wave Auto Spa2 of 4Named in 2 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Club Car Wash1 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Whistle Express Car Wash1 of 4Named in 1 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • GO Car Wash0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Flagship Car Wash0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Zips Car Wash0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers
  • Super Star Car Wash0 of 4Named in 0 of 3 ChatGPT answersNamed in 0 of 1 Google answers

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4 answers

Not named in any answer:

Brands are shown in the order each answer named them. The survey took place in United States on October 22, 2026.

Is Flagship Car Wash or Tommy's Express more popular in search?

This chart shows how often people search Google for Flagship Car Wash and Tommy's Express by name. Each line represents a brand's share of searches for all ten car wash chains we track, month by month, from searches in United States.

Flagship Car Wash and Tommy's Express among car wash chains in the United States, by month

Share of searches by month for Flagship Car Wash, Tommy's Express. The figures are in the table below the chart.

View monthly share of searches table
MonthMister Car WashQuick Quack Car WashClub Car WashTidal Wave Auto SpaWhistle Express Car WashGO Car WashFlagship Car WashZips Car WashSuper Star Car WashTommy's Express
Oct 202526.1%21.7%11.7%10.1%4.6%6.4%5.2%5.2%7.8%1.1%
Nov 202528.5%19.4%10.4%11.1%4.1%7%4.7%5.7%8.5%0.77%
Dec 202530.9%17.2%11.3%11.5%4.3%7.5%6.2%5.1%5.1%0.83%
Jan 202633.8%22.2%10.1%9.3%4.7%6.8%5.6%4.5%2%0.91%
Feb 202628.6%18.8%12.8%11.1%4.9%7%8.6%5.7%1.7%0.77%
Mar 202629.9%24.2%11%11.2%5.1%6%4.9%4.9%1.8%0.81%
Apr 202629.2%19.8%10.7%12.8%6.1%5.8%7.1%5.8%1.8%0.79%
May 202634%22.4%10.2%10%3.9%6.8%5.6%4.6%1.7%0.75%
Jun 202630.6%24.6%11.2%9.3%5.3%6.1%6.1%4.1%1.8%0.67%
Jul 202630.4%25.3%11.1%8.9%6.5%6.1%5%4.1%1.8%0.67%
Aug 202629.8%24.8%10.9%8.7%6.3%7.3%4.9%4.9%1.8%0.65%
Sep 202630.1%24.1%11%10.5%6.3%6%4.9%4.9%1.5%0.54%

How has the Flagship Car Wash and Tommy's Express comparison changed over the last 12 months?

3 findings

How did search popularity change for United States car wash chains in September 2026?

1 change

  1. Estimated monthly branded searches for Tommy's Express in the United States fell 45.4% over 12 measured months, from 27.1K to 14.8K in September 2026.

How are branded searches counted?

2 search terms

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Flagship Car Wash’s and Tommy's Express’ names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

Flagship Car Wash

1 branded search term

  • flagship car wash

Tommy's Express

1 branded search term

  • tommys express

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