EZ Clean Express Car Wash in Elsa, TX

EZ Clean Express Car Wash is a new 11,984 sq ft facility under construction at 407 S Broadway St. in Elsa. The project involves the new construction of a building for WSS. The estimated cost is $1,200,000, equating to $100 per square foot.

JPO Enterprises Inc. is the owner of record, while Orange Made LLC serves as the design firm. The project is privately funded on private land for private use. Construction was scheduled to begin in October 2024, following the completion of plan review in the same month.

Project Status and Timeline

The filing indicated a completion date of April 2025. However, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection, so the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record. The scheduled build window was 182 days, which is close to the county median of 212 days for similar new construction filings in Hidalgo County.

In terms of scale, the $1,200,000 estimated cost is above the county median of $664,320 for new construction projects in the last 24 months. The median size for these projects is 6,000 sq ft, making this car wash significantly larger than the typical filing. The cost per square foot aligns with the county median of $100.

JPO Enterprises Inc. has one other TDLR-registered project, a similar car wash in Raymondville. Orange Made LLC has designed six other projects, including Freedom Bank locations in McAllen, Alamo, and Mission. Other recent registrations in the Elsa area include a Walmart renovation, an Elsa Branch new construction, a Taco Bell, and a Scooter's Coffee.

Elsa is located in Hidalgo County, which had an unemployment rate of 6.3 percent in August 2026. The local ZIP code 78543 has a population of about 8,608, with a median household income of $47,657. Housing in the area is predominantly owner-occupied, with a median home value of $85,900.