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Auto repair shops in Osceola County, FL

How Osceola 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 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,356 of 2,378 scored counties
#45 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
353
53 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
152
+19.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$129.4M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $906 a household
Spending per listing
$367K
18% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.7
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
481,718
+23.2% 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 353 auto repair shops in Osceola County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 16% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.7, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5.

Households in Osceola County spend about $129.4M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $906 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $367K per shop, 18% 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.

Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Osceola County in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,020 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Osceola County.

Population estimates show Osceola County grew 23.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For auto repair shops, Osceola County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,356 of 2,378 scored counties and #45 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Osceola 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.

Auto repair shops in Osceola County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOsceola CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.721.121.5
Spending per listing$367K$396K$445K
Households per official establishment9391,036955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.7%+5.5%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+23.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$906$835$958
Median household income$72,637$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
127 → 152+19.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
504
Annual payroll, 2023
$23.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,020Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
35353 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
291The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$3.6M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in Osceola 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 Osceola County

Population, 2025 estimate
481,718+23.2% since 2020
Households
142,794
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
322
Median household income
$72,637+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,670
Median home value
$353,300
Jobs located here
119,328
Daytime population
341,475Residents 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 counties in Florida for auto repair shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Osceola County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for auto repair shops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1St. Johns County, FL8513011.2$869K+25.0%#47 of 2,378
2Walton County, FL853811.1$857K+22.9%#48 of 2,378
3Santa Rosa County, FL8510113.9$738K+11.7%#49 of 2,378
4Gulf County, FL8358.4$1.1M+11.7%#65 of 2,378
5Nassau County, FL815714.5$679K+17.4%#100 of 2,378
6Sumter County, FL80466.5$1.1M+21.1%#107 of 2,378
7Flagler County, FL747714.6$597K+21.0%#233 of 2,378
8Franklin County, FL73612.1$704K+4.5%#253 of 2,378
9Clay County, FL7114917.8$543K+9.4%#319 of 2,378
10Hernando County, FL7012515.2$563K+13.3%#345 of 2,378
45Osceola County, FL4735324.7$367K+23.2%#1,356 of 2,378

Other business types in Osceola County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in Osceola County, FL?

There are 353 auto repair shops on map listings in Osceola County as of September 2026. 53 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 19.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,020 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Osceola County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $129.4M a year, or $906 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 353 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $367K per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,794 households in Osceola County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Osceola County, FL compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

Osceola County has 24.7 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $367K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the national ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, Osceola County would have about 291, against 353 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Osceola County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Osceola County at 481,718 people in 2025, up 23.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,794 households. The median household income in Osceola County is $72,637 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Osceola County scores 47 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #1,356 of 2,378 scored counties.

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