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Collision repair and body shops in DeSoto County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in DeSoto County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has none.
- Listings
- 0
- None on the map
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $10M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- n/a
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.0
- Population, 2025
- 37,078
- +8.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in DeSoto County comes to about $10M a year: $784 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
Map listings as of September 2026 show no collision repair and body shops in DeSoto County. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 3, against none on map listings.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for automotive body, paint and interior repair in DeSoto County, since they leave out counts under 3.
Population estimates show DeSoto County grew 8.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With no collision repair and body shops on map listings, DeSoto County isn’t given a market score for them.
How DeSoto 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 | DeSoto County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | n/a | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $784 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,417 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 0
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3The 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 DeSoto 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 DeSoto County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,078+8.8% since 2020
- Households
- 12,824
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 637 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 56
- Median household income
- $54,417+53.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,542
- Median home value
- $174,100
- Jobs located here
- 9,687
- Daytime population
- 32,018Residents 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 |
| DeSoto County, FL | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +8.8% |
Other business types in DeSoto 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 care60
- Auto repair shops60
- Collision repair and body shops
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations71
- Insurance agencies85
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 DeSoto County, FL?
There are no collision repair and body shops on map listings in DeSoto County as of September 2026. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. No official count is published for automotive body, paint and interior repair in DeSoto County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in DeSoto County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $10M a year, or $784 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). That spending covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, which collision repair and body shops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,824 households in DeSoto County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeSoto County, FL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
DeSoto County has no collision repair and body shops on map listings. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, DeSoto County would have about 3, against none on map listings.
How fast is DeSoto County, FL growing?
Population estimates put DeSoto County at 37,078 people in 2025, up 8.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,824 households. Median household income in DeSoto County is $54,417, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 53.6%, 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. DeSoto County has no market score for collision repair and body shops, having none on map listings.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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