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Collision repair and body shops in Talbot County, MD
How Talbot County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,174 of 1,327 scored counties
#18 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 8
- 1 chain location (13%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.9
- 58% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,238
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Talbot County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #1,174 of 1,327 scored counties and #18 of 19 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 collision repair and body shops in Talbot County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Households in Talbot County spend about $15M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $910 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 collision repair and body shops, that is $1.9M per shop, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Talbot County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair. That is one for every 2,348 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Talbot County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Talbot 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 | Talbot County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $3.1M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 2,348 | 4,433 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.2% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $910 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $84,811 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 73
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 81 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Talbot 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 Talbot County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,238+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,433
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 269 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $84,811+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,276
- Median home value
- $409,700
- Jobs located here
- 17,017
- Daytime population
- 37,878Residents 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 |
| 18Talbot County, MD | 26 | 8 | 4.9 | $1.9M | +2.0% | #1,174 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Talbot 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 care26
- Auto repair shops26
- Collision repair and body shops26
- Car washes and detailing34
- Tire shops50
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies56
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 Talbot County, MD?
Talbot County has 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Talbot County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $15M a year, or $910 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,433 households in Talbot County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Talbot County, MD compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Talbot County has 4.9 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 39% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Talbot County would have about 5, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,348 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Talbot County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Talbot County at 38,238 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,433 households. The median household income in Talbot County is $84,811 a year, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.3% 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. Talbot County scores 26 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #1,174 of 1,327 scored counties.
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