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Auto repair shops in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area
How the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for auto repair shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #85 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 116
- 24 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +3.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $57.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $812 a household
- Spending per listing
- $499K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 171,666
- +11.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $812 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Homosassa Springs metro area spend about $57.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $499K per shop, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.
The Homosassa Springs metro area has 116 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 24 are chain locations, or 21%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 16.3 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.
In 2023, official counts showed 59 businesses with payroll in the Homosassa Springs metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 3.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,208 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Another 134 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $240K have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Homosassa Springs metro area.
Population estimates show the Homosassa Springs metro area grew 11.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Homosassa Springs metro area is 65 (upper middle), #85 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Homosassa Springs 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 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 | Homosassa Springs metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $499K | $396K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,208 | 1,036 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.5% | +5.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $812 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,546 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 59+3.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 201
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 134Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11624 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $240K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Homosassa Springs 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 Homosassa Springs metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 171,666+11.1% since 2020
- Households
- 71,291
- Median age
- 55.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 582 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 279
- Median household income
- $56,546+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,687
- Median home value
- $245,500
- Jobs located here
- 35,013
- Daytime population
- 146,294Residents 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 shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Homosassa Springs 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 | 46 | 6.5 | $1.1M | +21.1% | #7 of 387 |
| 2Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 69 | 233 | 19.5 | $482K | +9.4% | #60 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 65 | 116 | 16.3 | $499K | +11.1% | #85 of 387 |
| 4Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 62 | 394 | 19.5 | $458K | +6.5% | #100 of 387 |
| 5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 62 | 549 | 19.0 | $439K | +19.8% | #102 of 387 |
| 6Naples-Marco Island, FL | 61 | 289 | 17.4 | $485K | +10.6% | #107 of 387 |
| 7Gainesville, FL | 59 | 249 | 17.5 | $463K | +5.4% | #118 of 387 |
| 8Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 59 | 197 | 22.4 | $395K | +15.7% | #122 of 387 |
| 9Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 58 | 123 | 17.4 | $477K | +7.7% | #132 of 387 |
| 10Jacksonville, FL | 58 | 1,297 | 19.6 | $440K | +10.7% | #135 of 387 |
Other business types in the Homosassa Springs metro area
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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Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 116 auto repair shops in the Homosassa Springs metro area. 24 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 3.5% from 2019. Official counts list 134 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $57.9M a year, or $812 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 116 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $499K 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 71,291 households in the Homosassa Springs metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Homosassa Springs metro area has 16.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $499K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Homosassa Springs metro area would have about 130, against 116 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,208 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Homosassa Springs, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Homosassa Springs metro area at 171,666 people in 2025, up 11.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 71,291 households. Median household income in the Homosassa Springs metro area is $56,546, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.8%, 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 Homosassa Springs metro area scores 65 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #85 of 387 scored metro areas.
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