General auto repair in Maryland 1,564 establishments · 7,479 employees · 2024
Firms (MD)
1,564
Employment
7,479
Avg Annual Pay
$63,085
State Rank
#19 of 52
How Maryland compares to national
Metric
Maryland
National
Maryland vs. U.S.
Establishments
1,564
86,232
1.8% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$63,085
$57,862
+$5,223 (+9.0%)
Location quotient
1.12
1.00
12% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
4.8
4.6
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Year-over-year firm growth
-3.3%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.12 means general auto repair are 12% over-represented in Maryland's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 811111. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json