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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #100 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 434
- 121 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 147
- +9.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $938 a household
- Spending per listing
- $259K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 315,098
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 434 auto repair and car care businesses in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. Of those, 121 are chain locations, or 28%, against 24% across the U.S. That is 36.2 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area spend about $112.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $938 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $259K of household spending for each business on map listings, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
In 2023, official counts showed 147 businesses with payroll in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers, up 9.7% from 2019. That is one for every 815 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 270 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #100 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area 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.
| Measure | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.2 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $259K | $230K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 815 | 692 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.7% | +8.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $938 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $81,993 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 147+9.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,009
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 270Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 434121 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 419The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 315,098+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 119,773
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,968 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 152
- Median household income
- $81,993+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,705
- Median home value
- $364,100
- Jobs located here
- 125,751
- Daytime population
- 308,702Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 80 | 78 | 11.1 | $647K | +21.1% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 63 | 434 | 36.2 | $259K | +9.4% | #100 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 62 | 207 | 29.0 | $280K | +11.1% | #107 of 387 |
| 4Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 60 | 686 | 34.0 | $263K | +6.5% | #127 of 387 |
| 5Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 58 | 219 | 30.9 | $268K | +7.7% | #137 of 387 |
| 6Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 58 | 333 | 37.8 | $234K | +15.7% | #139 of 387 |
| 7Naples-Marco Island, FL | 57 | 502 | 30.3 | $279K | +10.6% | #144 of 387 |
| 8Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 57 | 965 | 33.3 | $250K | +19.8% | #148 of 387 |
| 9Gainesville, FL | 55 | 448 | 31.4 | $257K | +5.4% | #167 of 387 |
| 10Jacksonville, FL | 52 | 2,247 | 33.9 | $254K | +10.7% | #193 of 387 |
Other business types in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care63
- Auto repair shops69
- Collision repair and body shops69
- Car washes and detailing36
- Tire shops64
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies78
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair and car care businesses are in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area?
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has 434 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 121 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 147 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 9.7% from 2019. Another 270 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $112.4M a year, or $938 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 434 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $259K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 119,773 households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has 36.2 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $259K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area would have about 419, against 434 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 815 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area at 315,098 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,773 households. Median household income in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area is $81,993, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 63 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #100 of 387 scored metro areas.
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