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Auto repair shops in Gilchrist County, FL
How Gilchrist 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #506 of 2,378 scored counties
#12 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $990 a household
- Spending per listing
- $472K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,488
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $990 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Gilchrist County spend about $7.1M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $472K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 15 auto repair shops on map listings in Gilchrist County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That is 21.0 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for mechanical, body and glass repair in Gilchrist County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Gilchrist County from 2020 to 2025 at +14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Gilchrist County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #506 of 2,378 scored counties and #12 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gilchrist 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 | Gilchrist County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $472K | $396K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,036 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $990 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $63,523 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 44 |
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
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 16The 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 mechanical, body and glass repair in Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,488+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,151
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $63,523+45.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,884
- Median home value
- $199,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,574
- Daytime population
- 15,082Residents 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 Gilchrist 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 |
| 12Gilchrist County, FL | 66 | 15 | 21.0 | $472K | +14.5% | #506 of 2,378 |
Other business types in Gilchrist 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 shops are in Gilchrist County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 auto repair shops in Gilchrist County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. No official count is published for mechanical, body and glass repair in Gilchrist County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gilchrist County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $7.1M a year, or $990 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $472K per shop. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which auto repair shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,151 households in Gilchrist County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilchrist County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Gilchrist County has 21.0 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $472K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Gilchrist County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Gilchrist County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gilchrist County at 20,488 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,151 households. Median household income in Gilchrist County is $63,523, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.6%, 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. Gilchrist County scores 66 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #506 of 2,378 scored counties.
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