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Collision repair and body shops in Escambia County, FL
How Escambia 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 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #850 of 1,327 scored counties
#36 of 41 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 40
- 5 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $106M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 333,834
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 collision repair and body shops in Escambia County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 3.1 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $821 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Escambia County spend about $106M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.6M per shop, 14% 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 36 businesses with payroll in Escambia County classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 3,584 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $642K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Escambia County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Escambia County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Escambia County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #850 of 1,327 scored counties and #36 of 41 scored counties in Florida.
How Escambia 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 | Escambia County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,584 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $821 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $67,500 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 32 → 36+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 353
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 405 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $642K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Escambia 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 Escambia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 333,834+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 129,027
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 657 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 496
- Median household income
- $67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,802
- Median home value
- $257,200
- Jobs located here
- 160,136
- Daytime population
- 352,063Residents 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 |
| 36Escambia County, FL | 42 | 40 | 3.1 | $2.6M | +3.5% | #850 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Escambia 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 care40
- Auto repair shops40
- Collision repair and body shops42
- Car washes and detailing47
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube47
- Gas stations59
- Insurance agencies56
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 Escambia County, FL?
There are 40 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Escambia County as of September 2026. 5 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.
How much do households in Escambia County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $106M a year, or $821 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M 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 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Escambia County, FL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Escambia County has 3.1 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Escambia County would have about 34, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,584 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Escambia County scores 42 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #850 of 1,327 scored counties.
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