Auto · Small-town market · Florida
Auto repair shops in the Lake City, FL area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for auto repair shops in the Lake City, FL area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #237 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 64
- 12 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- +40.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $24.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $903 a household
- Spending per listing
- $387K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 auto repair shops in the Lake City area. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 19%, against 16% across the U.S. That comes to 23.3 for every 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.
Households in the Lake City area spend about $24.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $903 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 64 auto repair shops, that is $387K per shop, 13% below 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Lake City area was 28 in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. That is one for every 980 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Lake City area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Lake City area is 54 (upper middle), #237 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida.
How the Lake City 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 | Lake City area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.3 | 21.1 | 21.5 |
| Spending per listing | $387K | $396K | $445K |
| Households per official establishment | 980 | 1,036 | 955 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.0% | +5.5% | +2.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $903 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28+40.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 130
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 56The 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 the Lake City 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 Lake City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Lake City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clewiston, FL | 71 | 35 | 18.8 | $458K | +18.8% | #72 of 538 |
| 2Palatka, FL | 67 | 55 | 17.5 | $463K | +5.9% | #98 of 538 |
| 3Arcadia, FL | 64 | 23 | 17.9 | $437K | +8.8% | #123 of 538 |
| 4Lake City, FL | 54 | 64 | 23.3 | $387K | +6.2% | #237 of 538 |
| 5Key West-Key Largo, FL | 45 | 69 | 20.1 | $418K | −2.9% | #331 of 538 |
| 6Okeechobee, FL | 44 | 34 | 22.5 | $368K | +7.4% | #341 of 538 |
Other business types in the Lake City area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
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Groceries and convenience
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Clothing and laundry
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Funeral services
Questions
How many auto repair shops are in the Lake City, FL area?
There are 64 auto repair shops on map listings in the Lake City area as of September 2026. 12 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 40.0% from 2019. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lake City, FL area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $24.8M 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 64 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $387K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,430 households in the Lake City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake City, FL area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?
The Lake City area has 23.3 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $387K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Lake City area would have about 56, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 980 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake City, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake City area at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. The median household income in the Lake City area is $59,205 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Lake City area scores 54 for auto repair shops (upper middle), #237 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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