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Auto repair shops in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area

The auto repair shops in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #277 of 387 scored metro areas
#20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
2,426
398 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
1,086
+11.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$898.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $879 a household
Spending per listing
$370K
17% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.7
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
2,957,672
+10.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,426 auto repair shops in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 16% across the U.S. That is 23.7 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

At $879 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area spend about $898.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $370K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 17% 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area was 1,086 in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. That is one for every 941 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3,907 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 51 SBA-backed loans worth $36M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for auto repair shops, ranking #277 of 387 scored metro areas and #20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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.

Auto repair shops in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOrlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.721.121.5
Spending per listing$370K$396K$445K
Households per official establishment9411,036955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.5%+5.5%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$879$835$958
Median household income$78,533$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4044

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,086+11.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
5,341
Annual payroll, 2023
$269.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,907Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,426398 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
2,021The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
51
Amount
$36M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
2,957,672+10.3% since 2020
Households
1,022,315
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
3,494 sq. mi.
People per square mile
800
Median household income
$78,533+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$106,415
Median home value
$369,800
Jobs located here
1,482,556
Daytime population
2,958,505Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Auto repair shops across Florida

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL80466.5$1.1M+21.1%#7 of 387
2Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL6923319.5$482K+9.4%#60 of 387
3Homosassa Springs, FL6511616.3$499K+11.1%#85 of 387
4Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL6239419.5$458K+6.5%#100 of 387
5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL6254919.0$439K+19.8%#102 of 387
6Naples-Marco Island, FL6128917.4$485K+10.6%#107 of 387
7Gainesville, FL5924917.5$463K+5.4%#118 of 387
8Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL5919722.4$395K+15.7%#122 of 387
9Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL5812317.4$477K+7.7%#132 of 387
10Jacksonville, FL581,29719.6$440K+10.7%#135 of 387
20Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL402,42623.7$370K+10.3%#277 of 387

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Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area?

There are 2,426 auto repair shops on map listings in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area as of September 2026. 398 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 1,086 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 11.5% from 2019. Another 3,907 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $898.4M a year, or $879 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,426 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $370K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,022,315 households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area has 23.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $370K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area would have about 2,021, against 2,426 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 941 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area at 2,957,672 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,022,315 households. The median household income in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area is $78,533 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area scores 40 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #277 of 387 scored metro areas.

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