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Auto repair and car care businesses in Caroline County, MD
The auto repair and car care businesses in Caroline County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,864 of 2,401 scored counties
#19 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 62
- 11 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $12.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $967 a household
- Spending per listing
- $195K
- 27% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.6
- 39% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 34,116
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
For auto repair and car care businesses, Caroline County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,864 of 2,401 scored counties and #19 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 62 auto repair and car care businesses in Caroline County. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 18%, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 49.6 for every 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Caroline County comes to about $12.1M a year: $967 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 62 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $195K per business, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Caroline County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 625 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Caroline County grew 2.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Caroline 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 | Caroline County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.6 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $195K | $288K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 625 | 734 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $967 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $68,457 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 200.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 122
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 66Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6211 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Caroline 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 Caroline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 34,116+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,495
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 319 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $68,457+16.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,383
- Median home value
- $290,100
- Jobs located here
- 8,855
- Daytime population
- 25,447Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 19Caroline County, MD | 35 | 62 | 49.6 | $195K | +2.5% | #1,864 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Caroline County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Caroline County, MD?
Caroline County has 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 66 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Caroline County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $12.1M a year, or $967 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $195K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,495 households in Caroline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Caroline County, MD compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Caroline County has 49.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 39% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $195K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Caroline County would have about 45, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 625 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Caroline County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Caroline County at 34,116 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,495 households. Median household income in Caroline County is $68,457, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.8%, 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. Caroline County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,864 of 2,401 scored counties.
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