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Collision repair and body shops in Clay County, FL
The collision repair and body shops in Clay County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #38 of 1,327 scored counties
#2 of 41 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $80.9M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $7.4M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.3
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 239,593
- +9.4% since 2020
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What this means
For collision repair and body shops, Clay County has a Groundwork market score of 83 (high): #38 of 1,327 scored counties and #2 of 41 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for collision repair and body shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 collision repair and body shops in Clay County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 18%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $966 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $80.9M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That is about $7.4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2.4 times 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clay County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 5,580 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $293K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clay County. Population estimates show Clay County grew 9.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Clay 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 | Clay County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $7.4M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,580 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $966 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $87,820 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 26The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $293K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 239,593+9.4% since 2020
- Households
- 83,707
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 605 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 376
- Median household income
- $87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,935
- Median home value
- $312,500
- Jobs located here
- 60,502
- Daytime population
- 185,545Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with Clay County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Clay 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 care66
- Auto repair shops71
- Collision repair and body shops83
- Car washes and detailing72
- Tire shops49
- Oil change and quick lube46
- Gas stations83
- Insurance agencies84
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 Clay County, FL?
There are 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Clay County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $80.9M a year, or $966 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $7.4M 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 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, FL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Clay County has 1.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $7.4M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Clay County would have about 26, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,580 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Clay County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 83 for collision repair and body shops (high), #38 of 1,327 scored counties.
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