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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #185 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland
- Listings
- 468
- 114 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 164
- +6.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $113.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $957 a household
- Spending per listing
- $242K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.6
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,280
- +7.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area comes to about $113.1M a year: $957 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $242K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 468 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.6, 11% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
In 2023, official counts showed 164 businesses with payroll in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 721 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 300 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $6.6M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is 53 (upper middle), #185 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in Maryland.
How the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area 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 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.6 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $242K | $288K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 721 | 734 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.5% | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.1% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $957 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $78,802 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 164+6.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 917
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $45.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 300Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 468114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 421The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $6.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area, 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 the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,280+7.1% since 2020
- Households
- 118,181
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,008 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 300
- Median household income
- $78,802+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,922
- Median home value
- $278,100
- Jobs located here
- 107,689
- Daytime population
- 269,788Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 75 | 5,964 | 25.1 | $359K | +3.3% | #25 of 387 |
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 73 | 271 | 35.7 | $326K | +2.1% | #38 of 387 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 53 | 468 | 39.6 | $242K | +7.1% | #185 of 387 |
| 3Salisbury, MD | 51 | 171 | 35.0 | $267K | +2.9% | #197 of 387 |
| 4Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 44 | 3,503 | 31.3 | $278K | +0.4% | #245 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 41 | 7,630 | 30.9 | $266K | +1.4% | #267 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area
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 shops48
- Collision repair and body shops64
- Car washes and detailing66
- Tire shops68
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations87
- Insurance agencies92
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 the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 468 auto repair and car care businesses in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area. 114 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 164 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts list 300 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $113.1M a year, or $957 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 468 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $242K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,181 households in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area has 39.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $242K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area would have about 421, against 468 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 721 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area at 315,280 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,181 households. The median household income in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area is $78,802 a year, 2% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.9% 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. The Hagerstown-Martinsburg metro area scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #185 of 387 scored metro areas.
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