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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Gainesville, FL metro area
The auto repair and car care businesses in the Gainesville, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #167 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 448
- 120 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- +3.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $115.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $257K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.4
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Gainesville metro area comes to about $115.2M a year: $809 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 448 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $257K per business, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
The Gainesville metro area has 448 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 31.4 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Gainesville metro area in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. That is one for every 874 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 302 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $5.1M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Gainesville metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Gainesville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in the Gainesville metro area is 55 (upper middle), #167 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Gainesville 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 | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.4 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $257K | $230K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 874 | 692 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.8% | +8.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $809 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 163+3.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 996
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $50M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 302Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 448120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 429The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $5.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Gainesville 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Gainesville metro area marked.
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 Gainesville 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 care55
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations39
- 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 the Gainesville, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 448 auto repair and car care businesses in the Gainesville metro area. 120 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 3.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 302 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $115.2M a year, or $809 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 448 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Gainesville metro area has 31.4 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $257K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 429, against 448 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 874 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 55 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #167 of 387 scored metro areas.
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