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Auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #760 of 2,401 scored counties
#17 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
16
3 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $853 a household
Spending per listing
$264K
2% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.3
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,029
+4.5% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Franklin County comes to about $4.2M a year: $853 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $264K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

There are 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 24% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.3, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,650 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Franklin County grew 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Franklin County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #760 of 2,401 scored counties and #17 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.336.335.7
Spending per listing$264K$230K$269K
Households per official establishment1,650692681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$853$835$958
Median household income$64,105$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6039

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$248K
One-person businesses, 2023
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
163 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,029+4.5% since 2020
Households
4,949
Median age
47.2
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
545 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$64,105+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,720
Median home value
$273,300
Jobs located here
3,579
Daytime population
11,650Residents 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 Franklin 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
17Franklin County, FL601632.3$264K+4.5%#760 of 2,401

Other business types in Franklin 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 Franklin County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 auto repair and car care businesses in Franklin County. 3 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 3 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 6 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4.2M a year, or $853 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $264K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,949 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 32.3 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $264K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $269K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,650 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 13,029 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,949 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $64,105 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.4% 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. Franklin County scores 60 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #760 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 Franklin County

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