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Auto repair and car care businesses in Jackson County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair and car care businesses in Jackson County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,488 of 2,401 scored counties
#45 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
72
20 chain locations (28%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.1M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $818 a household
Spending per listing
$196K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.7
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,629
+5.4% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 72 auto repair and car care businesses in Jackson County. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 41.7 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.

At $818 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Jackson County spend about $14.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $196K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in Jackson County classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers. That is one for every 1,080 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $1.1M has gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jackson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jackson County grew 5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Jackson County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,488 of 2,401 scored counties and #45 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Jackson 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 Jackson County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureJackson CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.736.335.7
Spending per listing$196K$230K$269K
Households per official establishment1,080692681
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+8.0%+4.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$818$835$958
Median household income$49,149$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4439

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
18 → 16
Employees, 2023
82
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
60Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7220 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$1.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Jackson 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 Jackson County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,629+5.4% since 2020
Households
17,276
Median age
42.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
918 sq. mi.
People per square mile
53
Median household income
$49,149+23.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$63,473
Median home value
$120,800
Jobs located here
14,417
Daytime population
44,853Residents 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 Jackson 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
45Jackson County, FL447241.7$196K+5.4%#1,488 of 2,401

Other business types in Jackson 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 Jackson County, FL?

There are 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in Jackson County as of September 2026. 20 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 16 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $14.1M a year, or $818 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $196K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,276 households in Jackson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Jackson County has 41.7 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $196K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the national ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Jackson County would have about 53, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,080 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.

How fast is Jackson County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Jackson County at 49,629 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,276 households. Median household income in Jackson County is $49,149, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.3%, 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. Jackson County scores 44 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,488 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 Jackson County

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