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Collision repair and body shops in the Gainesville, FL metro area
How the Gainesville, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for collision repair and body shops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #69 of 381 scored metro areas
#4 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 28
- 5 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −12.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $115.2M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $809 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.0
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 collision repair and body shops in the Gainesville metro area. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.0, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
Household spending on vehicle maintenance and repairs in the Gainesville metro area comes to about $115.2M a year: $809 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.1M per shop, 34% above 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 23 businesses with payroll in the Gainesville metro area classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair, down 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 6,196 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $37K has gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Gainesville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Gainesville metro area grew 5.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Gainesville metro area scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #69 of 381 scored metro areas and #4 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Gainesville 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 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 | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,196 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.0% | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $809 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23−12.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 214
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 285 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $37K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Gainesville 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for collision repair and body shops, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Gainesville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Homosassa Springs, FL | 74 | 12 | 1.7 | $4.8M | +11.1% | #32 of 381 |
| 2Port St. Lucie, FL | 70 | 44 | 2.1 | $4M | +16.0% | #60 of 381 |
| 3Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 69 | 28 | 2.3 | $4M | +9.4% | #65 of 381 |
| 4Gainesville, FL | 68 | 28 | 2.0 | $4.1M | +5.4% | #69 of 381 |
| 5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 68 | 66 | 2.3 | $3.6M | +19.8% | #72 of 381 |
| 6Jacksonville, FL | 67 | 144 | 2.2 | $4M | +10.7% | #79 of 381 |
| 7Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 66 | 56 | 2.2 | $4M | +9.1% | #86 of 381 |
| 8North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 64 | 89 | 2.3 | $3.7M | +13.2% | #101 of 381 |
| 9Ocala, FL | 63 | 36 | 2.2 | $3.7M | +17.3% | #106 of 381 |
| 10Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 62 | 63 | 2.1 | $3.9M | +11.2% | #114 of 381 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro area
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 care55
- Auto repair shops59
- Collision repair and body shops68
- Car washes and detailing54
- Tire shops39
- Oil change and quick lube68
- Gas stations39
- Insurance agencies77
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 the Gainesville, FL metro area?
The Gainesville metro area has 28 collision repair and body shops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, down 12.0% from 2019.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $115.2M a year, or $809 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Gainesville metro area has 2.0 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 37, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,196 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 68 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #69 of 381 scored metro areas.
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