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Auto repair and car care businesses in Hamilton County, FL
The auto repair and car care businesses in Hamilton County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,071 of 2,401 scored counties
#29 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.6M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $299K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.0
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,180
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 auto repair and car care businesses in Hamilton County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 28.0 for every 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in Hamilton County comes to about $3.6M a year: $838 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $299K per business, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hamilton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $350K has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hamilton County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hamilton County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses in Hamilton County is 53 (upper middle), #1,071 of 2,401 scored counties and #29 of 64 scored counties in Florida.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.0 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $299K | $230K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 692 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $838 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $50,144 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 17Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $350K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,180+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,281
- Median age
- 40.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 514 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $50,144+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,597
- Median home value
- $111,200
- Jobs located here
- 2,582
- Daytime population
- 11,652Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for auto repair and car care businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hamilton County marked.
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 |
| 29Hamilton County, FL | 53 | 12 | 28.0 | $299K | +3.3% | #1,071 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Hamilton County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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 Hamilton County, FL?
Hamilton County has 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count repair shops, body shops, tire shops, car washes, oil change and parts stores. No official count is published for automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Hamilton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 17 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hamilton County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $3.6M a year, or $838 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $299K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,281 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Hamilton County has 28.0 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $299K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 13, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Hamilton County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 14,180 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,281 households. Median household income in Hamilton County is $50,144, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Hamilton County scores 53 for auto repair and car care businesses (upper middle), #1,071 of 2,401 scored counties.
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