Chain stores in Maryland
Maryland has locations of 330 of the chains on our maps. The most common is Subway, with 350 locations, followed by Dunkin' (343). The chains most typical of Maryland, compared with the rest of the country, are Royal Farms, M&T Bank and Giant Food.
Most Maryland chains
Chains with far more locations per person in Maryland than in the country as a whole.
| Chain | Locations here | Per 100,000 people | vs. national rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Farms | 183 | 2.9 | 31× |
| M&T Bank | 144 | 2.3 | 8.8× |
| Giant Food | 93 | 1.5 | 31× |
| Rita's Italian Ice | 81 | 1.3 | 7.1× |
| Capital One | 41 | 0.7 | 7.3× |
| sweetFrog | 23 | 0.4 | 6.1× |
| &pizza | 15 | 0.2 | 14× |
| Vocelli Pizza | 15 | 0.2 | 11× |
| TGI Fridays | 11 | 0.2 | 9.2× |
| Lidl | 22 | 0.4 | 5.9× |
| BurgerFi | 6 | 0.10 | 5.4× |
| 84 Lumber | 19 | 0.3 | 4.4× |
| Wegmans | 9 | 0.1 | 4.3× |
| Checkers | 33 | 0.5 | 4.2× |
| Savers | 15 | 0.2 | 4.0× |
Most common chains in Maryland
| Chain | Category | Locations | Per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subway | Sandwiches & subs | 350 | 5.6 |
| Dunkin' | Coffee | 343 | 5.5 |
| Starbucks | Coffee | 292 | 4.7 |
| 7-Eleven | Convenience & gas | 273 | 4.4 |
| McDonald's | Burgers | 273 | 4.4 |
| Shell | Gas brand | 213 | 3.4 |
| CVS Pharmacy | Pharmacy | 189 | 3.0 |
| Royal Farms | Convenience & gas | 183 | 2.9 |
| Dollar General | Discount store | 177 | 2.8 |
| Sunoco | Gas brand | 157 | 2.5 |
| Dollar Tree | Discount store | 151 | 2.4 |
| M&T Bank | Bank | 144 | 2.3 |
| Truist | Bank | 133 | 2.1 |
| Chipotle | Mexican | 129 | 2.1 |
| Domino's | Pizza | 124 | 2.0 |
| Exxon | Gas brand | 121 | 1.9 |
| Advance Auto Parts | Auto parts | 118 | 1.9 |
| Walgreens | Pharmacy | 115 | 1.8 |
| Bank of America | Bank | 113 | 1.8 |
| H&R Block | Services | 113 | 1.8 |
| Metro by T-Mobile | Electronics & phones | 113 | 1.8 |
| Verizon | Electronics & phones | 110 | 1.8 |
| Burger King | Burgers | 108 | 1.7 |
| T-Mobile | Electronics & phones | 108 | 1.7 |
| Popeyes | Chicken | 107 | 1.7 |
Big chains with no Maryland location
These chains are in at least 30 states but have no Maryland location in our data: Speedway, Phillips 66, Sinclair, Conoco, Discount Tire, Papa Murphy's, Scooter's Coffee and Godfather's Pizza.
Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), for the 330 chains in Guess the Chain with a location here. Population: 6,263,220 (Census Bureau estimate for 2024). Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.