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Collision repair and body shops in Charlotte County, FL
How Charlotte County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #594 of 1,327 scored counties
#33 of 41 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $74M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $818 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.0
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 217,212
- +15.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 collision repair and body shops in Charlotte County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.0 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $818 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Charlotte County spend about $74M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Charlotte County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 4,116 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Charlotte County grew 15.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Charlotte County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #594 of 1,327 scored counties and #33 of 41 scored counties in Florida.
How Charlotte 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 collision repair and body 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 | Charlotte County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,116 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.0% | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $818 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $69,952 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 22+10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 99
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 automotive body, paint and interior repair in Charlotte 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 Charlotte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 217,212+15.5% since 2020
- Households
- 90,542
- Median age
- 58.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 681 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $69,952+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,474
- Median home value
- $328,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,938
- Daytime population
- 192,438Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1St. Johns County, FL | 87 | 11 | 0.9 | $10.3M | +25.0% | #19 of 1,327 |
| 2Clay County, FL | 83 | 11 | 1.3 | $7.4M | +9.4% | #38 of 1,327 |
| 3Hernando County, FL | 82 | 9 | 1.1 | $7.8M | +13.3% | #47 of 1,327 |
| 4Santa Rosa County, FL | 82 | 12 | 1.7 | $6.2M | +11.7% | #48 of 1,327 |
| 5Lake County, FL | 79 | 25 | 1.5 | $5.7M | +18.1% | #75 of 1,327 |
| 6Flagler County, FL | 78 | 9 | 1.7 | $5.1M | +21.0% | #87 of 1,327 |
| 7Nassau County, FL | 76 | 5 | 1.3 | $7.7M | +17.4% | #108 of 1,327 |
| 8Columbia County, FL | 76 | 5 | 1.8 | $5M | +6.2% | #114 of 1,327 |
| 9Citrus County, FL | 73 | 12 | 1.7 | $4.8M | +11.1% | #153 of 1,327 |
| 10St. Lucie County, FL | 73 | 31 | 2.3 | $3.8M | +21.4% | #162 of 1,327 |
| 33Charlotte County, FL | 53 | 27 | 3.0 | $2.7M | +15.5% | #594 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Charlotte County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
- Auto repair and car care47
- Auto repair shops47
- Collision repair and body shops53
- Car washes and detailing58
- Tire shops42
- Oil change and quick lube48
- Gas stations79
- Insurance agencies74
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many collision repair and body shops are in Charlotte County, FL?
There are 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Charlotte County as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Charlotte County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $74M a year, or $818 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 90,542 households in Charlotte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charlotte County, FL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Charlotte County has 3.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Charlotte County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,116 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Charlotte County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Charlotte County at 217,212 people in 2025, up 15.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 90,542 households. The median household income in Charlotte County is $69,952 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.8% 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. Charlotte County scores 53 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #594 of 1,327 scored counties.
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