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Auto repair shops in Clay County, FL
How Clay County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #319 of 2,378 scored counties
#9 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 149
- 30 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 71
- +12.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $80.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $543K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,593
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 149 auto repair shops in Clay County. Of those, 30 are chain locations, or 20%, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in Clay County spend about $80.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $966 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 149 auto repair shops, that is $543K per shop, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 71 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 12.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,179 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 174 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $515K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clay County.
Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Clay County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #319 of 2,378 scored counties and #9 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clay 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 shops 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 | Clay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $543K | $396K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,179 | 1,036 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.7% | +5.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $966 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,820 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 63 → 71+12.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 311
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 174Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14930 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $515K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,593+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 83,707
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,935
- Median home value
- $312,500
- Jobs located here
- 60,502
- Daytime population
- 185,545Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Clay County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Johns County, FL | 85 | 130 | 11.2 | $869K | +25.0% | #47 of 2,378 |
| 2Walton County, FL | 85 | 38 | 11.1 | $857K | +22.9% | #48 of 2,378 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 85 | 101 | 13.9 | $738K | +11.7% | #49 of 2,378 |
| 4Gulf County, FL | 83 | 5 | 8.4 | $1.1M | +11.7% | #65 of 2,378 |
| 5Nassau County, FL | 81 | 57 | 14.5 | $679K | +17.4% | #100 of 2,378 |
| 6Sumter County, FL | 80 | 46 | 6.5 | $1.1M | +21.1% | #107 of 2,378 |
| 7Flagler County, FL | 74 | 77 | 14.6 | $597K | +21.0% | #233 of 2,378 |
| 8Franklin County, FL | 73 | 6 | 12.1 | $704K | +4.5% | #253 of 2,378 |
| 9Clay County, FL | 71 | 149 | 17.8 | $543K | +9.4% | #319 of 2,378 |
| 10Hernando County, FL | 70 | 125 | 15.2 | $563K | +13.3% | #345 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Clay County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
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Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in Clay County, FL?
Clay County has 149 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 71 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 12.7% from 2019. Another 174 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clay County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $80.9M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 149 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $543K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Clay County has 17.8 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $543K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 182, against 149 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,179 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 71 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #319 of 2,378 scored counties.
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