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Auto repair shops in Gulf County, FL
How Gulf 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 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #65 of 2,378 scored counties
#4 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.4
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,943
- +11.7% since 2020
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What this means
Gulf County scores 83 (high) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #65 of 2,378 scored counties and #4 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for auto repair shops.
Households in Gulf County spend about $5.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $903 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per shop, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
There are 5 auto repair shops on map listings in Gulf County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 8.4 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Gulf County in 2023. That is one for every 1,981 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Population estimates show Gulf County grew 11.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gulf 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 | Gulf County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.4 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $396K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,981 | 1,036 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +5.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $903 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,179 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $151K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 13Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Gulf 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 Gulf County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,943+11.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,944
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $61,179+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,140
- Median home value
- $250,000
- Jobs located here
- 4,282
- Daytime population
- 13,801Residents 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 | 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 Gulf 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 Gulf County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 auto repair shops in Gulf County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023. Another 13 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Gulf County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $5.4M a year, or $903 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M 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 5,944 households in Gulf County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gulf County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
Gulf County has 8.4 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Gulf County would have about 12, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,981 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S.
How fast is Gulf County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gulf County at 15,943 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,944 households. Median household income in Gulf County is $61,179, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.2%, 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. Gulf County scores 83 for auto repair shops (high), #65 of 2,378 scored counties.
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