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Collision repair and body shops in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for collision repair and body shops in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #142 of 381 scored metro areas
#13 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 18
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.7M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $829 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.3M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,799
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 collision repair and body shops in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 2.5 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $829 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area spend about $58.7M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $3.3M per shop, 6% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 6,438 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $715K have gone to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #142 of 381 scored metro areas and #13 of 21 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor 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 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $3.3M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,438 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $829 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $73,491 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 182 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $715K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,799+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 70,816
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,404
- Median home value
- $351,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,126
- Daytime population
- 157,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 13Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 59 | 18 | 2.5 | $3.3M | +7.7% | #142 of 381 |
Other business types in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor 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 care58
- Auto repair shops58
- Collision repair and body shops59
- Car washes and detailing42
- Tire shops41
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations63
- Insurance agencies64
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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area?
There are 18 collision repair and body shops on map listings in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $58.7M a year, or $829 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 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 70,816 households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area has 2.5 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $3.3M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,438 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. The median household income in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area is $73,491 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area scores 59 for collision repair and body shops (upper middle), #142 of 381 scored metro areas.
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