Market rankings · Maryland
Collision repair and body shops in Maryland
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Maryland, ranked by the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 698
- 114 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 533
- −2.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.1B
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 3% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $3.1M
- In line with the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #28 of 51
- Market score 48 · Lower middle
A site report maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings around any address in Maryland by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Maryland has 698 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $908 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Maryland spend about $2.1B a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 698 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.1M per shop, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Maryland was 533 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 4,433 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 0.8% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $16.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Maryland.
Among the 50 states and DC, Maryland ranks #28 for collision repair and body shops, with a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle). Of the 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest (77). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Ocean Pines area scores highest (74).
Every market in Maryland for collision repair and body shops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Maryland, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lexington Park, MD | 77 | 17 | 2.2 | $5.2M | +2.1% | #22 of 381 |
| 2Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 64 | 34 | 2.9 | $3.3M | +7.1% | #102 of 381 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 63 | 574 | 2.4 | $3.7M | +3.3% | #107 of 381 |
| 3Salisbury, MD | 54 | 16 | 3.3 | $2.9M | +2.9% | #172 of 381 |
| 4Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 36 | 333 | 3.0 | $2.9M | +0.4% | #287 of 381 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 27 | 746 | 3.0 | $2.7M | +1.4% | #334 of 381 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ocean Pines, MD | 74 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #45 of 387 |
| 2Cumberland, MD-WV | 58 | 7 | 1.8 | $4.6M | −1.3% | #118 of 387 |
| 3Easton, MD | 32 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #316 of 387 |
| 4Cambridge, MD | 30 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #328 of 387 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Frederick County, MD | 83 | 21 | 2.0 | $5.4M | +11.0% | #41 of 1,327 |
| 2St. Mary’s County, MD | 79 | 8 | 1.9 | $5.8M | +2.4% | #74 of 1,327 |
| 3Calvert County, MD | 76 | 9 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +1.7% | #116 of 1,327 |
| 4Howard County, MD | 69 | 31 | 2.6 | $4.1M | +1.9% | #235 of 1,327 |
| 5Charles County, MD | 69 | 20 | 3.3 | $3.4M | +5.9% | #244 of 1,327 |
| 6Cecil County, MD | 68 | 8 | 2.0 | $5.2M | +3.2% | #250 of 1,327 |
| 7Worcester County, MD | 67 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.2M | +3.7% | #287 of 1,327 |
| 8Queen Anne’s County, MD | 62 | 7 | 3.5 | $3.2M | +8.8% | #394 of 1,327 |
| 9Anne Arundel County, MD | 61 | 61 | 2.7 | $3.8M | +1.7% | #409 of 1,327 |
| 10Wicomico County, MD | 61 | 13 | 3.2 | $2.9M | +3.2% | #421 of 1,327 |
| 11Montgomery County, MD | 58 | 98 | 2.5 | $3.6M | +1.3% | #480 of 1,327 |
| 12Harford County, MD | 50 | 37 | 3.6 | $2.8M | +2.0% | #660 of 1,327 |
| 13Carroll County, MD | 47 | 28 | 4.4 | $2.6M | +2.2% | #729 of 1,327 |
| 14Washington County, MD | 46 | 21 | 3.5 | $2.6M | +2.0% | #762 of 1,327 |
| 15Prince George’s County, MD | 43 | 133 | 3.8 | $2.3M | +0.5% | #830 of 1,327 |
| 16Baltimore County, MD | 42 | 95 | 2.9 | $3M | −0.7% | #845 of 1,327 |
| 17Baltimore city, MD | 30 | 74 | 2.9 | $1.8M | −2.3% | #1,109 of 1,327 |
| 18Talbot County, MD | 26 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #1,174 of 1,327 |
| 19Dorchester County, MD | 24 | 7 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +3.4% | #1,206 of 1,327 |
| Allegany County, MD | Not scored | 3 | 1.1 | $7.4M | −1.6% | |
| Caroline County, MD | Not scored | 3 | 2.4 | $4M | +2.5% | |
| Garrett County, MD | Not scored | 1 | 0.8 | $11.5M | −1.5% | |
| Somerset County, MD | Not scored | 3 | 3.6 | $2.4M | +1.7% | |
| Kent County, MD | Not scored | 2 | 2.4 | $3.8M | +2.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 collision repair and body shops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Maryland?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 698 collision repair and body shops in Maryland. 114 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 533 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019.
How much do households in Maryland spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $2.1B a year, or $908 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 698 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.1M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,362,928 households in Maryland and national spending patterns by income.
How does Maryland compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Maryland has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.1M, in line with the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Maryland would have about 696, against 698 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,433 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
Which market in Maryland has the highest market score for collision repair and body shops?
Among 6 scored metro areas in or partly in Maryland, the Lexington Park metro area scores highest, at 77 (high). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Maryland, the Ocean Pines area scores highest, at 74 (upper middle). Among 19 scored counties in Maryland, Frederick County scores highest, at 83 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Maryland scores 48 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #28 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Maryland. It maps the collision repair and body shops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Insurance agencies2,898 listings
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