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Collision repair and body shops in the Jacksonville, FL metro area
The collision repair and body shops in the Jacksonville, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #79 of 381 scored metro areas
#6 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 144
- 25 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 142
- +21.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $570M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.2
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,785,500
- +10.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Jacksonville metro area spend about $570M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs, or $860 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $4M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. The spending figure covers all vehicle maintenance and repairs, not only collision repair and body shops.
There are 144 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Jacksonville metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.2, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Jacksonville metro area was 142 in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019. That is one for every 4,670 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $7.9M have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Jacksonville metro area.
Population estimates show the Jacksonville metro area grew 10.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For collision repair and body shops, the Jacksonville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #79 of 381 scored metro areas and #6 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Jacksonville 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 | Jacksonville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $4M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,670 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.4% | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $860 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $79,643 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 142+21.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,002
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $64.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14425 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 185The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $7.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,785,500+10.7% since 2020
- Households
- 663,101
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 3,202 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 526
- Median household income
- $79,643+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,638
- Median home value
- $343,400
- Jobs located here
- 779,445
- Daytime population
- 1,697,743Residents 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 Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville 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 care52
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops67
- Car washes and detailing49
- Tire shops33
- Oil change and quick lube49
- Gas stations67
- Insurance agencies73
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 Jacksonville, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 144 collision repair and body shops in the Jacksonville metro area. 25 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 142 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023, up 21.4% from 2019.
How much do households in the Jacksonville, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $570M a year, or $860 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 144 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $4M per shop. 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 663,101 households in the Jacksonville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Jacksonville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Jacksonville metro area has 2.2 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $4M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the U.S. ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Jacksonville metro area would have about 185, against 144 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,670 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −0.8% for the U.S.
How fast is the Jacksonville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Jacksonville metro area at 1,785,500 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 663,101 households. Median household income in the Jacksonville metro area is $79,643, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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 Jacksonville metro area scores 67 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #79 of 381 scored metro areas.
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