Auto · Small-town market · Maryland
Auto repair and car care businesses in the Ocean Pines, MD area
How the Ocean Pines, MD area compares with other small-town markets 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 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #35 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland
- Listings
- 73
- 20 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- +4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $942 a household
- Spending per listing
- $311K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.2
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Ocean Pines area is 77 (high), #35 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for auto repair and car care businesses.
At $942 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Ocean Pines area spend about $22.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $311K of household spending for each business on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Ocean Pines area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 30.2 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ocean Pines area was 25 in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 965 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Ocean Pines area grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Ocean Pines 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 | Ocean Pines area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.2 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $311K | $288K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 965 | 734 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.2% | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $942 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25+4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 the Ocean Pines 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 Ocean Pines area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ocean Pines, MD | 77 | 73 | 30.2 | $311K | +3.7% | #35 of 538 |
| 2Cumberland, MD-WV | 47 | 128 | 33.2 | $251K | −1.3% | #300 of 538 |
| 3Cambridge, MD | 33 | 58 | 42.8 | $194K | +3.4% | #431 of 538 |
| 4Easton, MD | 32 | 77 | 46.9 | $194K | +2.0% | #443 of 538 |
Other business types in the Ocean Pines 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 care77
- Auto repair shops75
- Collision repair and body shops74
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations84
- Insurance agencies81
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 Ocean Pines, MD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 73 auto repair and car care businesses in the Ocean Pines area. 20 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 25 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ocean Pines, MD area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.7M a year, or $942 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 73 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $311K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,136 households in the Ocean Pines area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ocean Pines, MD area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Ocean Pines area has 30.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $311K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Ocean Pines area would have about 85, against 73 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 965 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ocean Pines, MD area growing?
Population estimates put the Ocean Pines area at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in the Ocean Pines area is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Ocean Pines area scores 77 for auto repair and car care businesses (high), #35 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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