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Auto repair and car care businesses in Flagler County, FL
The auto repair and car care businesses in Flagler County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #305 of 2,401 scored counties
#7 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 139
- 27 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +20.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $331K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.4
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 140,360
- +21.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $875 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Flagler County spend about $46M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $331K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
Flagler County has 139 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.4, 26% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Flagler County in 2023, up 20.4% from 2019. That is one for every 891 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 157 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Flagler County.
Population estimates put the population change in Flagler County from 2020 to 2025 at +21.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Flagler County is 72 (upper middle), #305 of 2,401 scored counties and #7 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Flagler 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.
| Measure | Flagler County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.4 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $331K | $230K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 891 | 692 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.4% | +8.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $875 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $77,363 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 59+20.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 253
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 157Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13927 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 171The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Flagler 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 Flagler County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 140,360+21.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,582
- Median age
- 50.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 486 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 260
- Median household income
- $77,363+41.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,360
- Median home value
- $364,900
- Jobs located here
- 27,935
- Daytime population
- 106,888Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Johns County, FL | 84 | 246 | 21.2 | $459K | +25.0% | #62 of 2,401 |
| 2Walton County, FL | 83 | 77 | 22.4 | $423K | +22.9% | #83 of 2,401 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 81 | 200 | 27.5 | $372K | +11.7% | #106 of 2,401 |
| 4Sumter County, FL | 80 | 78 | 11.1 | $647K | +21.1% | #111 of 2,401 |
| 5Gilchrist County, FL | 79 | 23 | 32.2 | $308K | +14.5% | #151 of 2,401 |
| 6Nassau County, FL | 78 | 114 | 29.0 | $340K | +17.4% | #168 of 2,401 |
| 7Flagler County, FL | 72 | 139 | 26.4 | $331K | +21.0% | #305 of 2,401 |
| 8Union County, FL | 72 | 13 | 30.1 | $317K | +5.2% | #313 of 2,401 |
| 9Wakulla County, FL | 71 | 42 | 33.0 | $309K | +12.3% | #345 of 2,401 |
| 10Gulf County, FL | 70 | 19 | 32.0 | $283K | +11.7% | #372 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Flagler County
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 care72
- Auto repair shops74
- Collision repair and body shops78
- Car washes and detailing60
- Tire shops74
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations86
- Insurance agencies77
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 Flagler County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 139 auto repair and car care businesses in Flagler County. 27 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 20.4% from 2019. Another 157 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Flagler County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $46M a year, or $875 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 139 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $331K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,582 households in Flagler County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Flagler County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Flagler County has 26.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $331K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Flagler County would have about 171, against 139 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 891 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Flagler County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Flagler County at 140,360 people in 2025, up 21.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,582 households. The median household income in Flagler County is $77,363 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Flagler County scores 72 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #305 of 2,401 scored counties.
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