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Washington County, MD

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Washington County's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Clothing stores

23–57 in Washington County
179–413%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Fast food

125–149 in Washington County
101–117%
of U.S. average Above average

Beauty salons

38–66 in Washington County
98–160%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Nail salons

15–47 in Washington County
95–272%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pharmacies

17–47 in Washington County
89–224%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Convenience stores

14–48 in Washington County
82–259%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Restaurants

97–121 in Washington County
82–99%
of U.S. average Below average

Pet care

8–40 in Washington County
68–307%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Bars

12–44 in Washington County
64–213%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

36–68 in Washington County
58–103%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Auto repair

9–43 in Washington County
56–243%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Grocery stores

16–48 in Washington County
55–152%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Car washes

5–39 in Washington County
55–385%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Coffee shops

19–51 in Washington County
49–120%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Gyms

9–41 in Washington County
47–194%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Day care

7–41 in Washington County
19–98%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
157,228
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+1.6%
+2,551 people
Net migration 2024
+1,438
international +370, domestic +1,068
Jobs located here
60,973
LODES 2022, −7.1% since 2019
Employed residents
65,333
LODES 2022, −3.5% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
+1,193
tax year 2021–2022: 7,429 in, 6,236 out

Population. Census estimates 157,228 residents on July 1, 2024, 1.6% above 2020 (+2,551).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths −308, international migration +370, domestic migration +1,068. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 60,973 jobs located in the county in 2022 (−7.1% since 2019) and 65,333 employed residents (−3.5% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 7,429 people (exemptions) moved into Washington County, reporting $237.7M in adjusted gross income; 6,236 moved out, reporting $212.7M. Net: +1,193 people.

Largest sources: Frederick, MD (1,787) · Montgomery, MD (931) · Berkeley, WV (527). Largest destinations: Berkeley, WV (852) · Franklin, PA (837) · Frederick, MD (813).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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BizGapMap — free, no-login small-business saturation reports for major U.S. counties. Built entirely from public U.S. Census, BLS, and IRS data (ZBP 2023, ACS 2024 5-year, PEP 2024, LODES, QCEW, IRS SOI). No forecasts, no revenue guesses — withheld cells are marked, and the few derived counts are labelled as estimates.