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Auto repair and car care businesses in Collier County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #883 of 2,401 scored counties
#20 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
502
92 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
229
+6.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$140M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $844 a household
Spending per listing
$279K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.3
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
417,131
+10.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 502 auto repair and car care businesses in Collier County. Of those, 92 are chain locations, or 18%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.3, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $844 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Collier County spend about $140M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $279K per business, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K.

Official counts show 229 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Collier County in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. That is one for every 724 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 506 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Collier County.

Population estimates show Collier County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Collier County scores 57 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #883 of 2,401 scored counties and #20 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Collier 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 Collier County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCollier CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.336.335.7
Spending per listing$279K$230K$269K
Households per official establishment724692681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.5%+8.0%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$844$835$958
Median household income$90,045$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5739

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
215 → 229+6.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,143
Annual payroll, 2023
$57.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
506Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50292 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
521The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$4.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Collier 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 Collier County

Population, 2025 estimate
417,131+10.6% since 2020
Households
165,875
Median age
51.4
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,997 sq. mi.
People per square mile
199
Median household income
$90,045+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,201
Median home value
$540,700
Jobs located here
165,588
Daytime population
398,800Residents 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 Collier 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
20Collier County, FL5750230.3$279K+10.6%#883 of 2,401

Other business types in Collier 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 Collier County, FL?

Collier County has 502 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 92 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 229 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 6.5% from 2019. Official counts list 506 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $140M a year, or $844 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 502 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 165,875 households in Collier County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Collier County has 30.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $279K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Collier County would have about 521, against 502 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 724 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Collier County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Collier County at 417,131 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 165,875 households. Median household income in Collier County is $90,045, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. Collier County scores 57 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #883 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 Collier County

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