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Auto repair and car care businesses in Queen Anne’s County, MD
How Queen Anne’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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,148 of 2,401 scored counties
#12 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 92
- 22 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 39
- −2.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,135 a household
- Spending per listing
- $246K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.2
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,448
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 auto repair and car care businesses in Queen Anne’s County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 24%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.2, 29% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in Queen Anne’s County spend about $22.6M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,135 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $246K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Queen Anne’s County was 39 in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 510 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 65 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $495K have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Queen Anne’s County.
Population estimates show Queen Anne’s County grew 8.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Queen Anne’s County is 52 (upper middle), #1,148 of 2,401 scored counties and #12 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Queen Anne’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.
| Measure | Queen Anne’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.2 | 31.5 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $246K | $288K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 510 | 734 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.5% | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,135 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $112,826 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 39−2.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 228
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $12.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 65Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9222 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 84The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $495K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Queen Anne’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 Queen Anne’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,448+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 19,907
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 372 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 139
- Median household income
- $112,826+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $141,291
- Median home value
- $462,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,070
- Daytime population
- 42,764Residents 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 Queen Anne’s 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 |
| 12Queen Anne’s County, MD | 52 | 92 | 46.2 | $246K | +8.8% | #1,148 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Queen Anne’s 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 care52
- Auto repair shops57
- Collision repair and body shops62
- Car washes and detailing74
- Tire shops67
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations78
- 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 Queen Anne’s County, MD?
There are 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Queen Anne’s County as of September 2026. 22 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 39 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 65 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Queen Anne’s County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.6M a year, or $1,135 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $246K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,907 households in Queen Anne’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Queen Anne’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Queen Anne’s County has 46.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $246K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Queen Anne’s County would have about 84, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 510 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Queen Anne’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Queen Anne’s County at 54,448 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 19,907 households. Median household income in Queen Anne’s County is $112,826, 40% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.3%, 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. Queen Anne’s County scores 52 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,148 of 2,401 scored counties.
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