What a ‘Relief’! GasBuddy Study Finds Gas Station Restrooms Are Getting Cleaner, Reveals Top Rated Restrooms In Every State for Peak Road Trip Season

BOSTON – Millions of Americans hitting the road for the summer driving season can forgo the extra toilet paper when making a pit stop. GasBuddy, the only smartphone app connecting drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop, finds that gas station restrooms are getting cleaner YoY, with the top-rated restroom brands in each state leading the charge.

According to GasBuddy ratings and reviews data, gas station restroom cleanliness ratings have improved 6% since 2017, with Utah-based Maverik flushing the competition by claiming the top spot in six states, the most out of any other brands. Wawa and QuikTrip tied in second, leading in six states, followed by, Irving, Kwik Trip and Sinclair each topping the list in three states. The state with the highest gas station restroom ratings overall is Nebraska.

While Maverik captured the most states, Texas-based Buc-ee’s clenches the top spot with the highest-rated gas station restrooms in the nation.

“The reputation of gas station restrooms has cleaned up significantly in the past three years, with brands making concentrated efforts to make their facilities sparkle” says Frank Beard, convenience store and retail trends analyst at GasBuddy. “In fact, companies like Maverik and Sinclair respectively doubled and tripled their share of states with the top-rated restrooms in the span of a year, further proving the competition is overflowing at gas station restrooms nationwide.”

Clean, quality restrooms continue to be a concern for motorists on the road. According to our 2019 summer travel survey, 40% of travelers fear needing to use the restroom but not knowing where to find a clean one, an increase of 3% from the previous year.

GasBuddies have written millions of reviews covering more than 150,000 retail locations where gasoline is sold. Consumers can review gas stations and their restrooms directly in the free GasBuddy app.

FULL LIST

Alaska – Holiday

Alabama – MAPCO

Arkansas – Kum & Go

Arizona – Maverik

California – Rotten Robbie

Colorado – Maverik

Connecticut – Cumberland Farms

Delaware – Wawa

Florida – Wawa

Georgia – QuikTrip

Iowa – Kwik Trip

Idaho – Maverik

Illinois – Kelley’s Market

Indiana – Casey’s General Store

Kansas – QuikTrip

Kentucky – Pilot

Louisiana – RaceTrac

Massachusetts – Pride

Maryland – Wawa

Maine – Irving

Michigan – Holiday

Minnesota – Kwik Trip

Missouri – Hy-Vee

Mississippi – Murphy USA

Montana – Sinclair

North Carolina – QuikTrip

North Dakota – Sinclair

Nebraska – Bucky’s

New Hampshire – Irving

New Jersey – Wawa

New Mexico – Chevron

Nevada – Maverik

New York – Stewart’s Shops

Ohio – Sheetz

Oklahoma  – Casey’s General Store

Oregon – Sinclair

Pennsylvania  – Wawa

Rhode Island – Cumberland Farms

South Carolina – QuikTrip

South Dakota – Shell

Tennessee – Speedway

Texas – Buc-ee’s

Utah – Maverik

Virginia – Wawa

Vermont – Irving

Washington – Mobil

Washington D.C. – BP

Wisconsin – Kwik Trip

West Virginia – Sheetz

Wyoming – Maverik

Hawaii – Aloha Petroleum

About GasBuddy

GasBuddy is a company that connects drivers with their Perfect Pit Stop. As the leading source for crowdsourced, real-time fuel prices at more than 150,000 gas station convenience stores in the U.S., Canada and Australia, millions of drivers use the GasBuddy app and website every day to find gas station convenience stores based on fuel prices, location and ratings/reviews. GasBuddy’s first-of-its-kind fuel savings program, Pay with GasBuddy, has saved Americans more than $6 million at the pumps since its launch in 2017. The company’s business solutions suite, GasBuddy Business Pages, provides Fuel Marketers and Retailers their best opportunity to maintain their station information, manage their brand, and promote to their target consumer audience. For more information, visit http://www.gasbuddy.com.

CORRECTION: Sheetz is top-rated in two states, Ohio and West Virginia. Release originally stated Sheetz was top-rated in three states. Map and press release have been changed to reflect this.