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Auto repair shops in Allegany County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in Allegany County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,582 of 2,378 scored counties
#16 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 50
- 12 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −11.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $22.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $810 a household
- Spending per listing
- $443K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,848
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 50 auto repair shops in Allegany County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 24%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Allegany County spend about $22.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $810 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 50 auto repair shops, that is $443K per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Allegany County in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,191 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Allegany County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegany County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Allegany County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #1,582 of 2,378 scored counties and #16 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Allegany 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 shops 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 | Allegany County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 20.2 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $443K | $450K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,191 | 990 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.5% | −3.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $810 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,603 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 23−11.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 125
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5012 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 50The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,848−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,382
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,712
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,839
- Daytime population
- 68,730Residents 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 | 73 | 180 | 14.9 | $701K | +1.9% | #255 of 2,378 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 73 | 78 | 18.4 | $598K | +2.4% | #262 of 2,378 |
| 3Calvert County, MD | 68 | 72 | 21.5 | $580K | +1.7% | #422 of 2,378 |
| 4Worcester County, MD | 68 | 40 | 16.6 | $568K | +3.7% | #424 of 2,378 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 68 | 135 | 22.2 | $504K | +5.9% | #431 of 2,378 |
| 6Frederick County, MD | 67 | 209 | 20.0 | $538K | +11.0% | #468 of 2,378 |
| 7Montgomery County, MD | 57 | 649 | 16.7 | $543K | +1.3% | #849 of 2,378 |
| 8Queen Anne’s County, MD | 57 | 48 | 24.1 | $471K | +8.8% | #863 of 2,378 |
| 9Somerset County, MD | 55 | 15 | 18.0 | $489K | +1.7% | #951 of 2,378 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 52 | 214 | 21.0 | $480K | +2.0% | #1,097 of 2,378 |
| 16Allegany County, MD | 41 | 50 | 18.3 | $443K | −1.6% | #1,582 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Allegany County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
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Health care
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Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Allegany County, MD?
There are 50 auto repair shops on map listings in Allegany County as of September 2026. 12 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 11.5% from 2019. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $22.2M a year, or $810 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $443K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Allegany County has 18.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $443K, in line with the U.S. figure of $445K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,191 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 41 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,582 of 2,378 scored counties.
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