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Auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County, FL
The auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 2,401 scored counties
#41 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 21
- 4 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $732 a household
- Spending per listing
- $243K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,759
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $732 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Madison County spend about $5.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 21 auto repair and car care businesses, that is $243K per business, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
Madison County has 21 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 4 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in Madison County was 9 in 2023. That is one for every 775 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Madison County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Madison County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #1,393 of 2,401 scored counties and #41 of 64 scored counties in Florida.
How Madison 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 | Madison County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $243K | $230K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 775 | 692 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +8.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $732 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $48,485 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $640K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 27Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 214 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Madison 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 Madison County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,759+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,976
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 697 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $48,485+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,397
- Median home value
- $116,200
- Jobs located here
- 4,731
- Daytime population
- 16,273Residents 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 |
| 41Madison County, FL | 46 | 21 | 30.1 | $243K | +5.0% | #1,393 of 2,401 |
Other business types in Madison 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 Madison County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 21 auto repair and car care businesses in Madison County. 4 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 9 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Madison County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.1M a year, or $732 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 21 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $243K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,976 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Madison County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
Madison County has 30.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $243K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, Madison County would have about 19, against 21 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 775 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S.
How fast is Madison County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Madison County at 18,759 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,976 households. The median household income in Madison County is $48,485 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.9% 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. Madison County scores 46 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,401 scored counties.
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