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Tire shops in Washington County, MD
How Washington County, MD compares with other counties and the U.S. for tire shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #725 of 1,530 scored counties
#14 of 19 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 23
- 13 chain locations (57%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $55.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.8
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,731
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $923 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $55.2M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only tire shops.
Washington County has 23 tire shops on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (57%) are chain locations, against 39% across the U.S. That comes to 3.8 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as tire dealers. That is one for every 5,982 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County grew 2.0%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For tire shops, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #725 of 1,530 scored counties and #14 of 19 scored counties in Maryland.
How Washington 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 tire 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 | Washington County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $2.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,982 | 8,176 | 6,381 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.8% | −0.4% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $923 | $908 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,747 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 93
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 tire dealers in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,731+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 59,818
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 340
- Median household income
- $77,747+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,335
- Median home value
- $296,100
- Jobs located here
- 66,246
- Daytime population
- 152,730Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Calvert County, MD | 82 | 9 | 2.7 | $4.6M | +1.7% | #73 of 1,530 |
| 2Howard County, MD | 80 | 22 | 1.8 | $5.7M | +1.9% | #95 of 1,530 |
| 3Frederick County, MD | 80 | 32 | 3.1 | $3.5M | +11.0% | #101 of 1,530 |
| 4Cecil County, MD | 74 | 10 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +3.2% | #176 of 1,530 |
| 5Montgomery County, MD | 73 | 72 | 1.8 | $4.9M | +1.3% | #200 of 1,530 |
| 6Anne Arundel County, MD | 73 | 67 | 3.0 | $3.4M | +1.7% | #209 of 1,530 |
| 7Wicomico County, MD | 68 | 11 | 2.7 | $3.5M | +3.2% | #324 of 1,530 |
| 8Queen Anne’s County, MD | 67 | 11 | 5.5 | $2.1M | +8.8% | #359 of 1,530 |
| 9Carroll County, MD | 64 | 26 | 4.0 | $2.8M | +2.2% | #420 of 1,530 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 61 | 38 | 3.7 | $2.7M | +2.0% | #494 of 1,530 |
| 14Washington County, MD | 52 | 23 | 3.8 | $2.4M | +2.0% | #725 of 1,530 |
Other business types in Washington 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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Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many tire shops are in Washington County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 tire shops in Washington County. 13 of them (57%) are chain locations. The listings count tire shops and tire dealers. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as tire dealers in 2023.
How much do households in Washington County, MD spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $55.2M a year, or $923 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 tire shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which tire shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,818 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, MD compare with the U.S. for tire shops?
Washington County has 3.8 tire shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.8. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 4% below the U.S. figure of $2.5M. At the U.S. ratio of tire shops to household spending, Washington County would have about 22, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,982 households, against one for every 6,381 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 157,731 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,818 households. The median household income in Washington County is $77,747 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Washington County scores 52 for tire shops (upper middle), #725 of 1,530 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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