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Auto repair and car care businesses in the Ocala, FL metro area
How the Ocala, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #290 of 387 scored metro areas
#19 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 612
- 165 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 249
- +21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $134.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $220K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,660
- +17.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Ocala metro area spend about $134.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $818 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $220K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K.
There are 612 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings in the Ocala metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 24% across the U.S. That comes to 37.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7.
Official counts show 249 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ocala metro area in 2023, up 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 662 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. Official counts list 607 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $14.4M have gone to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ocala metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ocala metro area grew 17.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Ocala metro area scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair and car care businesses, ranking #290 of 387 scored metro areas and #19 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Ocala 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 | Ocala metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.1 | 36.3 | 35.7 |
| Spending per listing | $220K | $230K | $269K |
| Households per official establishment | 662 | 692 | 681 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.5% | +8.0% | +4.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +17.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $818 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,010 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 39 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 249+21.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,523
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $69.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 607Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 612165 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 502The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $14.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in the Ocala 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 Ocala metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,660+17.3% since 2020
- Households
- 164,881
- Median age
- 46.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 252
- Median household income
- $61,010+34.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,982
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 117,529
- Daytime population
- 371,865Residents 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 Ocala 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 |
| 19Ocala, FL | 38 | 612 | 37.1 | $220K | +17.3% | #290 of 387 |
Other business types in the Ocala 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 care38
- Auto repair shops44
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing43
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube41
- Gas stations47
- Insurance agencies82
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 Ocala, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 612 auto repair and car care businesses in the Ocala metro area. 165 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 249 businesses with payroll classed as automotive repair and maintenance, and tire dealers in 2023, up 21.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 607 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ocala, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $134.9M 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 612 auto repair and car care businesses on map listings, it comes to $220K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,881 households in the Ocala metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ocala, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair and car care businesses?
The Ocala metro area has 37.1 auto repair and car care businesses per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 35.7. Spending per business is $220K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $269K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair and car care businesses to household spending, the Ocala metro area would have about 502, against 612 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 662 households, against one for every 681 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +4.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ocala, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Ocala metro area at 442,660 people in 2025, up 17.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,881 households. The median household income in the Ocala metro area is $61,010 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.5% 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 Ocala metro area scores 38 for auto repair and car care businesses (lower middle), #290 of 387 scored metro areas.
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