Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash
The total investment to open a Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash franchise ranges from $554,600 to $2.6M.
What is the Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash franchise?
Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash washes customers’ cars. The estimated total initial investment to open is $554,600 to $2,560,280.
The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and was founded in 1945.
Loan Activity Score
17/100
SBA Default Rate
37.5%
Active Lenders
5
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash has 10 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 5 lenders made 8 loans to franchisees of Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash. PeerSense calculates Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash's score as 17 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 1945 · 10 locations
$554,600 to $2.6M
10
10 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash
8
Total SBA loans
$765K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
37.5%
vs 10.8% peer avg
SBA Loans
8
Total Volume
$6.1M
Active Lenders
5
States
4
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
37.5%
26.7% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
8 loans
Across 5 lenders
Lender Diversity
5 lenders
Avg 1.6 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$554,600 to $2,560,280 total
Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash: Deep SBA Data
Brand specific metrics derived directly from SBA 7(a) approval records: peak lending year, leading state, average loan size, and lender concentration. PeerSense computes these per brand so capital advisors and prospective franchisees can benchmark this opportunity against the rest of the franchise universe.
Peak SBA Year
2008
4 approvals. The best year on record for Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash.
Top SBA State
Ohio
5 SBA financed Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash locations, the densest operator footprint.
Average Loan Size
$1.2M
Median $884K. Use as a sizing anchor when modeling your own Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash unit.
Lender Concentration
69.2%
Concentrated
Share of Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash approvals captured by the top 3 SBA lenders.
Goo Goo 3 Minute Car Wash's SBA lending pipeline peaked in 2008 (4 approvals). Operator density is highest in Ohio with 5 SBA financed locations. Average funded ticket sits at $1.2M, with the median at $884K. Lender mix is concentrated: the top three SBA lenders account for 69.2% of approvals. Credit decisions concentrate with a small group of incumbents.
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$5,741
Principal & Interest only
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
- PeerSense is a capital advisory firm that places commercial financing with direct capital sources; it does not lend, fund, or approve loans, and the capital source sets final terms.
- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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