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Auto repair shops in Anne Arundel County, MD

The auto repair shops in Anne Arundel County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,100 of 2,378 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland

Listings
488
98 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
255
−1.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$229.7M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,022 a household
Spending per listing
$471K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.7
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
603,380
+1.7% 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 488 auto repair shops in Anne Arundel County. Of those, 98 are chain locations, or 20%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Anne Arundel County spend about $229.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $1,022 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That works out to $471K per shop, 6% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Anne Arundel County was 255 in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 315 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Anne Arundel County.

Population estimates put the population change in Anne Arundel County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in Anne Arundel County is 52 (upper middle), #1,100 of 2,378 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.

How Anne Arundel 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.

Auto repair shops in Anne Arundel County, MD compared with Maryland and the U.S.
MeasureAnne Arundel CountyMarylandU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.720.221.5
Spending per listing$471K$450K$445K
Households per official establishment881990955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.5%−3.1%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.7%+1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$1,022$908$958
Median household income$124,911$103,678$80,734
Groundwork market score5241

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
259 → 255−1.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,683
Annual payroll, 2023
$112.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
315Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
48898 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
517The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
14
Amount
$4.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County

Population, 2025 estimate
603,380+1.7% since 2020
Households
224,748
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
415 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,442
Median household income
$124,911+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$156,835
Median home value
$467,900
Jobs located here
269,614
Daytime population
605,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Maryland

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The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Anne Arundel County marked.

Top counties in Maryland

Counties in Maryland ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Howard County, MD7318014.9$701K+1.9%#255 of 2,378
2St. Mary’s County, MD737818.4$598K+2.4%#262 of 2,378
3Calvert County, MD687221.5$580K+1.7%#422 of 2,378
4Worcester County, MD684016.6$568K+3.7%#424 of 2,378
5Charles County, MD6813522.2$504K+5.9%#431 of 2,378
6Frederick County, MD6720920.0$538K+11.0%#468 of 2,378
7Montgomery County, MD5764916.7$543K+1.3%#849 of 2,378
8Queen Anne’s County, MD574824.1$471K+8.8%#863 of 2,378
9Somerset County, MD551518.0$489K+1.7%#951 of 2,378
10Harford County, MD5221421.0$480K+2.0%#1,097 of 2,378
11Anne Arundel County, MD5248821.7$471K+1.7%#1,100 of 2,378

Other business types in Anne Arundel County

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Anne Arundel County, MD?

Anne Arundel County has 488 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 98 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 255 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. Official counts list 315 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Anne Arundel County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $229.7M a year, or $1,022 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 488 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $471K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 224,748 households in Anne Arundel County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Anne Arundel County, MD compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Anne Arundel County has 21.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $471K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Anne Arundel County would have about 517, against 488 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Anne Arundel County, MD growing?

Population estimates put Anne Arundel County at 603,380 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 224,748 households. The median household income in Anne Arundel County is $124,911 a year, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Anne Arundel County scores 52 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #1,100 of 2,378 scored counties.

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