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Auto repair and car care businesses in Anne Arundel County, MD
How Anne Arundel County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,079 of 2,401 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 795
- 211 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 366
- +7.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $229.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,022 a household
- Spending per listing
- $289K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 603,380
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Anne Arundel County comes to about $229.7M a year: $1,022 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. Spread across 795 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $289K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 795 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Anne Arundel County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.4, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 366 businesses with payroll in Anne Arundel County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 7.0% from 2019. That is one for every 614 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 428 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Anne Arundel County.
Population estimates show Anne Arundel County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Anne Arundel County is 53 (upper middle), #1,079 of 2,401 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Anne Arundel County compares
The same measures for Maryland and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Anne Arundel County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.4 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $289K | $288K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 614 | 734 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.0% | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,022 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $124,911 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 342 → 366+7.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,753
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $155.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 428Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 795211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 855The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 17
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Anne Arundel County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Anne Arundel County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 603,380+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 224,748
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 415 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,442
- Median household income
- $124,911+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,835
- Median home value
- $467,900
- Jobs located here
- 269,614
- Daytime population
- 605,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Anne Arundel County marked.
Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Howard County, MD | 75 | 285 | 23.5 | $443K | +1.9% | #220 of 2,401 |
| 2Calvert County, MD | 72 | 119 | 35.6 | $351K | +1.7% | #300 of 2,401 |
| 3Frederick County, MD | 70 | 337 | 32.2 | $333K | +11.0% | #365 of 2,401 |
| 4Worcester County, MD | 68 | 73 | 30.2 | $311K | +3.7% | #436 of 2,401 |
| 5St. Mary’s County, MD | 68 | 152 | 35.8 | $307K | +2.4% | #438 of 2,401 |
| 6Somerset County, MD | 67 | 20 | 24.0 | $367K | +1.7% | #453 of 2,401 |
| 7Montgomery County, MD | 65 | 924 | 23.7 | $382K | +1.3% | #521 of 2,401 |
| 8Charles County, MD | 64 | 235 | 38.6 | $290K | +5.9% | #589 of 2,401 |
| 9Cecil County, MD | 58 | 137 | 33.7 | $301K | +3.2% | #832 of 2,401 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 56 | 338 | 33.2 | $304K | +2.0% | #923 of 2,401 |
| 11Anne Arundel County, MD | 53 | 795 | 35.4 | $289K | +1.7% | #1,079 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Anne Arundel County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care53
- Auto repair shops52
- Collision repair and body shops61
- Car washes and detailing50
- Tire shops73
- Oil change and quick lube60
- Gas stations80
- Insurance agencies68
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Anne Arundel County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 795 auto repair and car care businesses in Anne Arundel County. 211 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 366 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 7.0% from 2019. Another 428 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Anne Arundel County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $229.7M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 795 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $289K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,748 households in Anne Arundel County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anne Arundel County, MD compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Anne Arundel County has 35.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $289K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Anne Arundel County would have about 855, against 795 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 614 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Anne Arundel County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Anne Arundel County at 603,380 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,748 households. The median household income in Anne Arundel County is $124,911 a year, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Anne Arundel County scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,079 of 2,401 scored counties.
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