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Auto repair shops in Frederick County, MD
How Frederick County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #468 of 2,378 scored counties
#6 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 209
- 28 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 127
- +7.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,074 a household
- Spending per listing
- $538K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 302,883
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 209 auto repair shops in Frederick County. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 13%, against 16% across the U.S. That is 20.0 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Frederick County comes to about $112.4M a year: $1,074 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $538K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 21% 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 Frederick County was 127 in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. That is one for every 824 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 159 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Frederick County.
Population estimates show Frederick County grew 11.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Frederick County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #468 of 2,378 scored counties and #6 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Frederick 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 | Frederick County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.0 | 20.2 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $538K | $450K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 824 | 990 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.6% | −3.1% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,074 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $122,002 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 118 → 127+7.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 773
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 159Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20928 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 253The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Frederick 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 Frederick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 302,883+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,635
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $122,002+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,311
- Median home value
- $464,600
- Jobs located here
- 108,637
- Daytime population
- 254,360Residents 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 |
Other business types in Frederick County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Frederick County, MD?
Frederick County has 209 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 28 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 127 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 7.6% from 2019. Another 159 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Frederick County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $112.4M a year, or $1,074 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 209 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $538K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,635 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Frederick County, MD compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Frederick County has 20.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $538K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Frederick County would have about 253, against 209 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 824 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Frederick County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Frederick County at 302,883 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,635 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $122,002 a year, 51% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Frederick County scores 67 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #468 of 2,378 scored counties.
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