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Collision repair and body shops in Highlands County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in Highlands County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #373 of 1,327 scored counties
#21 of 41 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $35.8M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $763 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.3
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 collision repair and body shops in Highlands County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.3, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $763 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Highlands County spend about $35.8M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. Spread across 11 collision repair and body shops, that is $3.3M per shop, 5% 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.
Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Highlands County in 2023. That is one for every 5,860 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Highlands County grew 9.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, Highlands County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #373 of 1,327 scored counties and #21 of 41 scored counties in Florida.
How Highlands 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 | Highlands County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,860 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $763 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 41
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 12The 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 Highlands 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 Highlands County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents 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 |
| 21Highlands County, FL | 63 | 11 | 2.3 | $3.3M | +9.7% | #373 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Highlands 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 shops49
- Collision repair and body shops63
- Car washes and detailing52
- Tire shops45
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations60
- Insurance agencies79
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 Highlands County, FL?
There are 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Highlands County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Highlands County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $35.8M a year, or $763 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $3.3M 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 46,879 households in Highlands County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highlands County, FL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Highlands County has 2.3 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Highlands County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,860 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Highlands County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Highlands County at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. The median household income in Highlands County is $54,897 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Highlands County scores 63 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #373 of 1,327 scored counties.
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