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Auto repair shops in the Sebring, FL metro area

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #210 of 387 scored metro areas
#14 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
90
11 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
40
+25.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$35.8M
On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $763 a household
Spending per listing
$397K
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.2
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
111,122
+9.7% 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

Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Sebring metro area comes to about $35.8M a year: $763 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $397K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only auto repair shops.

The Sebring metro area has 90 auto repair shops on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 16% across the U.S. That is 19.2 per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5.

In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in the Sebring metro area classed as mechanical, body and glass repair, up 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,172 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. Official counts also show 111 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Sebring metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for auto repair shops in the Sebring metro area is 49 (lower middle), #210 of 387 scored metro areas and #14 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Sebring 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 Sebring, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSebring metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.221.121.5
Spending per listing$397K$396K$445K
Households per official establishment1,1721,036955
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.0%+5.5%+2.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs$763$835$958
Median household income$54,897$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
40+25.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
132
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
111Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9011 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The 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 Sebring 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 Sebring metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
111,122+9.7% since 2020
Households
46,879
Median age
52.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,018 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$71,953
Median home value
$187,900
Jobs located here
28,038
Daytime population
94,243Residents 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 Sebring 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
14Sebring, FL499019.2$397K+9.7%#210 of 387

Other business types in the Sebring metro area

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

Questions

How many auto repair shops are in the Sebring, FL metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 90 auto repair shops in the Sebring metro area. 11 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count general, specialty, body and glass repair shops. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as mechanical, body and glass repair in 2023, up 25.0% from 2019. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Sebring, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?

About $35.8M a year, or $763 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 90 auto repair shops on map listings, it comes to $397K 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 46,879 households in the Sebring metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sebring, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for auto repair shops?

The Sebring metro area has 19.2 auto repair shops per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 21.5. Spending per shop is $397K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $445K. At the U.S. ratio of auto repair shops to household spending, the Sebring metro area would have about 80, against 90 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,172 households, against one for every 955 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +2.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sebring, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sebring metro area at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. Median household income in the Sebring metro area is $54,897, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.1%, 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 Sebring metro area scores 49 for auto repair shops (lower middle), #210 of 387 scored metro areas.

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