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Collision repair and body shops in St. Mary’s County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in St. Mary’s County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 79 out of 100: High
Ranked #74 of 1,327 scored counties
#2 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $46.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $1,099 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 89% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.9
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 116,692
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops in St. Mary’s County is 79 (high), #74 of 1,327 scored counties and #2 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in St. Mary’s County comes to about $46.6M a year: $1,099 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 89% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
St. Mary’s County has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Mary’s County in 2023. That is one for every 4,715 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Mary’s County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How St. Mary’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 collision repair and body 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 | St. Mary’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,715 | 4,433 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $1,099 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $119,446 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 79 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in St. Mary’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 St. Mary’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 116,692+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 42,436
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 359 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 321
- Median household income
- $119,446+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,976
- Median home value
- $407,600
- Jobs located here
- 35,732
- Daytime population
- 104,060Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Other business types in St. Mary’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 care68
- Auto repair shops73
- Collision repair and body shops79
- Car washes and detailing69
- Tire shops54
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations84
- Insurance agencies87
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in St. Mary’s County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 collision repair and body shops in St. Mary’s County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in St. Mary’s County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46.6M a year, or $1,099 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 42,436 households in St. Mary’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Mary’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
St. Mary’s County has 1.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $5.8M, 89% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, St. Mary’s County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,715 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is St. Mary’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put St. Mary’s County at 116,692 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,436 households. Median household income in St. Mary’s County is $119,446, 48% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. St. Mary’s County scores 79 for collision repair and body shops (high), #74 of 1,327 scored counties.
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