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Collision repair and body shops in Suwannee County, FL
The collision repair and body shops in Suwannee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #783 of 1,327 scored counties
#35 of 41 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.3M
- On vehicle maintenance and repairs · $889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 23% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.7
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 48,149
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 collision repair and body shops in Suwannee County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 3.7 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1.
At $889 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Suwannee County spend about $14.3M a year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 23% 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in Suwannee County in 2023. That is one for every 3,222 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Suwannee County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Suwannee County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for collision repair and body shops, ranking #783 of 1,327 scored counties and #35 of 41 scored counties in Florida.
How Suwannee 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 | Suwannee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $3M | $3.1M |
| Households per official establishment | 3,222 | 4,216 | 3,689 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.0% | −0.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on vehicle maintenance and repairs | $889 | $835 | $958 |
| Median household income | $56,658 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5The 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 Suwannee 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 Suwannee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 48,149+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 16,112
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 689 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $56,658+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,048
- Median home value
- $171,600
- Jobs located here
- 11,204
- Daytime population
- 40,506Residents 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 |
| 35Suwannee County, FL | 45 | 6 | 3.7 | $2.4M | +10.6% | #783 of 1,327 |
Other business types in Suwannee 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 shops41
- Collision repair and body shops45
- Car washes and detailing
- Tire shops45
- Oil change and quick lube
- Gas stations45
- Insurance agencies88
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 Suwannee County, FL?
There are 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings in Suwannee County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count collision repair and auto body shops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as automotive body, paint and interior repair in 2023.
How much do households in Suwannee County, FL spend on vehicle maintenance and repairs?
About $14.3M a year, or $889 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 collision repair and body shops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 16,112 households in Suwannee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Suwannee County, FL compare with the U.S. for collision repair and body shops?
Suwannee County has 3.7 collision repair and body shops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 3.1. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 23% below the U.S. figure of $3.1M. At the national ratio of collision repair and body shops to household spending, Suwannee County would have about 5, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,222 households, against one for every 3,689 across the U.S.
How fast is Suwannee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Suwannee County at 48,149 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,112 households. The median household income in Suwannee County is $56,658 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% 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. Suwannee County scores 45 for collision repair and body shops (lower middle), #783 of 1,327 scored counties.
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