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Auto repair and car care businesses in Prince George’s County, MD

How Prince George’s 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 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,266 of 2,401 scored counties
#14 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
1,153
249 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
422
−0.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$306.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $882 a household
Spending per listing
$266K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.2
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
970,374
+0.5% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,153 auto repair and car care businesses in Prince George’s County. 249 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That is 33.2 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $882 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Prince George’s County spend about $306.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $266K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 422 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Prince George’s County in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 824 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,133 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $15M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Prince George’s County.

Population estimates show Prince George’s County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Prince George’s County is 49 (lower middle), #1,266 of 2,401 scored counties and #14 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.

How Prince George’s 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.

Auto repair and car care in Prince George’s County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasurePrince George’s CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.231.535.7
Spending per listing$266K$288K$269K
Households per official establishment824734681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.7%+0.8%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.5%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$882$908$958
Median household income$101,798$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score4954

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
425 → 422−0.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,787
Annual payroll, 2023
$144.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,133Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,153249 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,142The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
22
Amount
$15M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County

Population, 2025 estimate
970,374+0.5% since 2020
Households
347,744
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
483 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,989
Median household income
$101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$125,138
Median home value
$426,000
Jobs located here
318,010
Daytime population
849,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Prince George’s County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Howard County, MD7528523.5$443K+1.9%#220 of 2,401
2Calvert County, MD7211935.6$351K+1.7%#300 of 2,401
3Frederick County, MD7033732.2$333K+11.0%#365 of 2,401
4Worcester County, MD687330.2$311K+3.7%#436 of 2,401
5St. Mary’s County, MD6815235.8$307K+2.4%#438 of 2,401
6Somerset County, MD672024.0$367K+1.7%#453 of 2,401
7Montgomery County, MD6592423.7$382K+1.3%#521 of 2,401
8Charles County, MD6423538.6$290K+5.9%#589 of 2,401
9Cecil County, MD5813733.7$301K+3.2%#832 of 2,401
10Harford County, MD5633833.2$304K+2.0%#923 of 2,401
14Prince George’s County, MD491,15333.2$266K+0.5%#1,266 of 2,401

Other business types in Prince George’s County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Prince George’s County, MD?

Prince George’s County has 1,153 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 249 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 422 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,133 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $306.7M a year, or $882 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,153 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $266K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Prince George’s County has 33.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $266K, in line with the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 1,142, against 1,153 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 824 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 49 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,266 of 2,401 scored counties.

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