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Auto repair and car care businesses in Baker County, FL

The auto repair and car care businesses in Baker County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,856 of 2,401 scored counties
#56 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
39
9 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $883 a household
Spending per listing
$208K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.6
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,737
+5.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Baker County is 35 (lower middle), #1,856 of 2,401 scored counties and #56 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 39 auto repair and car care businesses in Baker County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.6, 19% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

Households in Baker County spend about $8.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $883 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $208K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Baker County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 573 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Population estimates show Baker County grew 5.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Baker County compares

The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all vehicle maintenance and repairs by the auto repair and car care businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Auto repair and car care in Baker County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBaker CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.636.335.7
Spending per listing$208K$230K$269K
Households per official establishment573692681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$883$835$958
Median household income$79,836$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3539

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 16
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
399 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Baker 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 Baker County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,737+5.8% since 2020
Households
9,165
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
85%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
585 sq. mi.
People per square mile
49
Median household income
$79,836+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$96,199
Median home value
$256,700
Jobs located here
6,988
Daytime population
24,500Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair and car care across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Baker County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for auto repair and car care businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Johns County, FL8424621.2$459K+25.0%#62 of 2,401
2Walton County, FL837722.4$423K+22.9%#83 of 2,401
3Santa Rosa County, FL8120027.5$372K+11.7%#106 of 2,401
4Sumter County, FL807811.1$647K+21.1%#111 of 2,401
5Gilchrist County, FL792332.2$308K+14.5%#151 of 2,401
6Nassau County, FL7811429.0$340K+17.4%#168 of 2,401
7Flagler County, FL7213926.4$331K+21.0%#305 of 2,401
8Union County, FL721330.1$317K+5.2%#313 of 2,401
9Wakulla County, FL714233.0$309K+12.3%#345 of 2,401
10Gulf County, FL701932.0$283K+11.7%#372 of 2,401
56Baker County, FL353942.6$208K+5.8%#1,856 of 2,401

Other business types in Baker County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair and car care businesses are in Baker County, FL?

Baker County has 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Baker County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $8.1M a year, or $883 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,165 households in Baker County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Baker County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?

Baker County has 42.6 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $208K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Baker County would have about 30, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 573 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Baker County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Baker County at 29,737 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,165 households. Median household income in Baker County is $79,836, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. Baker County scores 35 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,856 of 2,401 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for auto repair and car care businesses · All 56 business types in Baker County

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