Market rankings · Florida
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Florida
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Florida, ranked by the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 23,278
- 8,361 chain locations (36%)
- Official establishments
- 10,021
- −8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $16.8B
- On clothing, shoes and related services
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $723K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #42 of 51
- Market score 33 · Lower middle
A site report maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings around any address in Florida by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Florida has 23,278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8,361 are chain locations, or 36%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 26.6 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Florida comes to about $16.8B a year: $1,922 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 23,278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $723K per business, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
In 2023, official counts showed 10,021 businesses with payroll in Florida classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 873 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count fell 12.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 186 SBA-backed loans worth $73.1M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Florida.
Among the 50 states and DC, Florida ranks #42 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, with a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle). Of the 22 scored metro areas in or partly in Florida, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores highest (89). Of the 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in Florida, the Clewiston area scores highest (82).
Every market in Florida for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Florida, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 89 | 52 | 7.4 | $2.5M | +21.1% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Punta Gorda, FL | 82 | 112 | 12.4 | $1.5M | +15.5% | #14 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 80 | 69 | 9.7 | $1.7M | +11.1% | #19 of 387 |
| 4Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 78 | 390 | 13.5 | $1.3M | +19.8% | #24 of 387 |
| 5Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 78 | 411 | 15.9 | $1.2M | +9.1% | #25 of 387 |
| 6Ocala, FL | 73 | 238 | 14.4 | $1.2M | +17.3% | #44 of 387 |
| 7Sebring, FL | 71 | 67 | 14.3 | $1.1M | +9.7% | #53 of 387 |
| 8Port St. Lucie, FL | 69 | 391 | 19.0 | $994K | +16.0% | #63 of 387 |
| 9Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 65 | 385 | 19.1 | $989K | +6.5% | #95 of 387 |
| 10Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 63 | 546 | 18.5 | $984K | +11.2% | #108 of 387 |
| 11Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 57 | 2,813 | 21.1 | $914K | +7.3% | #155 of 387 |
| 12Jacksonville, FL | 52 | 1,537 | 23.2 | $850K | +10.7% | #197 of 387 |
| 13Gainesville, FL | 50 | 279 | 19.6 | $913K | +5.4% | #204 of 387 |
| 14North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 49 | 960 | 24.7 | $812K | +13.2% | #212 of 387 |
| 15Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 47 | 783 | 23.9 | $803K | +14.4% | #228 of 387 |
| 16Tallahassee, FL | 46 | 326 | 20.6 | $872K | +3.1% | #234 of 387 |
| 17Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 43 | 2,646 | 25.9 | $753K | +10.3% | #252 of 387 |
| 18Naples-Marco Island, FL | 41 | 557 | 33.6 | $644K | +10.6% | #266 of 387 |
| 19Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 39 | 187 | 26.4 | $728K | +7.7% | #276 of 387 |
| 20Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 38 | 233 | 26.5 | $695K | +15.7% | #284 of 387 |
| 21Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 33 | 464 | 38.7 | $520K | +9.4% | #306 of 387 |
| 22Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 29 | 9,307 | 39.9 | $495K | +4.2% | #325 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Clewiston, FL | 82 | 19 | 10.2 | $1.6M | +18.8% | #19 of 536 |
| 2Palatka, FL | 70 | 40 | 12.8 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #97 of 536 |
| 3Okeechobee, FL | 53 | 31 | 20.5 | $801K | +7.4% | #247 of 536 |
| 4Arcadia, FL | 49 | 21 | 16.4 | $940K | +8.8% | #278 of 536 |
| 5Lake City, FL | 48 | 54 | 19.7 | $854K | +6.2% | #289 of 536 |
| 6Key West-Key Largo, FL | 23 | 212 | 61.6 | $346K | −2.9% | #492 of 536 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wakulla County, FL | 89 | 7 | 5.5 | $3.4M | +12.3% | #23 of 2,210 |
| 2Flagler County, FL | 89 | 48 | 9.1 | $2.1M | +21.0% | #30 of 2,210 |
| 3Santa Rosa County, FL | 87 | 78 | 10.7 | $1.9M | +11.7% | #52 of 2,210 |
| 4Sumter County, FL | 86 | 52 | 7.4 | $2.5M | +21.1% | #59 of 2,210 |
| 5Baker County, FL | 81 | 9 | 9.8 | $1.9M | +5.8% | #120 of 2,210 |
| 6Citrus County, FL | 77 | 69 | 9.7 | $1.7M | +11.1% | #188 of 2,210 |
| 7Hernando County, FL | 75 | 82 | 9.9 | $1.7M | +13.3% | #235 of 2,210 |
| 8St. Lucie County, FL | 74 | 175 | 12.7 | $1.4M | +21.4% | #276 of 2,210 |
| 9Lake County, FL | 73 | 200 | 12.2 | $1.5M | +18.1% | #293 of 2,210 |
| 10Hendry County, FL | 73 | 17 | 12.0 | $1.4M | +21.5% | #297 of 2,210 |
| 11Charlotte County, FL | 71 | 112 | 12.4 | $1.5M | +15.5% | #349 of 2,210 |
| 12Levy County, FL | 69 | 20 | 10.8 | $1.5M | +12.7% | #402 of 2,210 |
| 13Nassau County, FL | 67 | 67 | 17.0 | $1.2M | +17.4% | #465 of 2,210 |
| 14Polk County, FL | 66 | 390 | 13.5 | $1.3M | +19.8% | #495 of 2,210 |
| 15Pasco County, FL | 66 | 344 | 14.6 | $1.3M | +19.1% | #497 of 2,210 |
| 16Suwannee County, FL | 65 | 19 | 11.8 | $1.4M | +10.6% | #530 of 2,210 |
| 17Putnam County, FL | 65 | 40 | 12.8 | $1.2M | +5.9% | #541 of 2,210 |
| 18Brevard County, FL | 65 | 411 | 15.9 | $1.2M | +9.1% | #542 of 2,210 |
| 19Highlands County, FL | 61 | 67 | 14.3 | $1.1M | +9.7% | #686 of 2,210 |
| 20Clay County, FL | 61 | 147 | 17.6 | $1.1M | +9.4% | #687 of 2,210 |
| 21Marion County, FL | 60 | 238 | 14.4 | $1.2M | +17.3% | #719 of 2,210 |
| 22Holmes County, FL | 58 | 6 | 8.6 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #769 of 2,210 |
| 23Hardee County, FL | 58 | 9 | 11.0 | $1.5M | +2.4% | #774 of 2,210 |
| 24Gadsden County, FL | 57 | 18 | 10.7 | $1.4M | +2.0% | #804 of 2,210 |
| 25Washington County, FL | 57 | 13 | 14.0 | $1.2M | +5.4% | #822 of 2,210 |
Show all 67 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Seminole County, FL | 57 | 358 | 19.1 | $1.1M | +4.3% | #830 of 2,210 |
| 27Manatee County, FL | 55 | 339 | 19.2 | $1M | +16.6% | #919 of 2,210 |
| 28St. Johns County, FL | 55 | 288 | 24.9 | $953K | +25.0% | #925 of 2,210 |
| 29Jackson County, FL | 54 | 23 | 13.3 | $1.2M | +5.4% | #947 of 2,210 |
| 30Madison County, FL | 53 | 8 | 11.5 | $1.3M | +5.0% | #994 of 2,210 |
| 31Bradford County, FL | 53 | 13 | 14.0 | $1.2M | +0.3% | #998 of 2,210 |
| 32Jefferson County, FL | 53 | 11 | 19.1 | $912K | +11.1% | #1,028 of 2,210 |
| 33Osceola County, FL | 52 | 264 | 18.5 | $976K | +23.2% | #1,066 of 2,210 |
| 34Hillsborough County, FL | 50 | 1,420 | 24.3 | $820K | +7.4% | #1,145 of 2,210 |
| 35Volusia County, FL | 48 | 498 | 20.6 | $875K | +9.1% | #1,209 of 2,210 |
| 36Lee County, FL | 48 | 783 | 23.9 | $803K | +14.4% | #1,216 of 2,210 |
| 37Sarasota County, FL | 48 | 621 | 29.3 | $693K | +10.0% | #1,222 of 2,210 |
| 38Okeechobee County, FL | 47 | 31 | 20.5 | $801K | +7.4% | #1,254 of 2,210 |
| 39Gulf County, FL | 46 | 14 | 23.6 | $759K | +11.7% | #1,286 of 2,210 |
| 40DeSoto County, FL | 45 | 21 | 16.4 | $940K | +8.8% | #1,312 of 2,210 |
| 41Collier County, FL | 43 | 557 | 33.6 | $644K | +10.6% | #1,400 of 2,210 |
| 42Columbia County, FL | 42 | 54 | 19.7 | $854K | +6.2% | #1,417 of 2,210 |
| 43Duval County, FL | 42 | 1,026 | 24.7 | $749K | +6.5% | #1,426 of 2,210 |
| 44Indian River County, FL | 42 | 187 | 26.4 | $728K | +7.7% | #1,428 of 2,210 |
| 45Alachua County, FL | 41 | 255 | 21.8 | $831K | +3.7% | #1,467 of 2,210 |
| 46Okaloosa County, FL | 41 | 227 | 26.6 | $752K | +4.6% | #1,475 of 2,210 |
| 47Bay County, FL | 40 | 220 | 27.9 | $668K | +17.2% | #1,531 of 2,210 |
| 48Escambia County, FL | 39 | 307 | 23.8 | $757K | +3.5% | #1,558 of 2,210 |
| 49Martin County, FL | 39 | 216 | 31.9 | $646K | +4.8% | #1,565 of 2,210 |
| 50Broward County, FL | 37 | 2,272 | 30.1 | $651K | +3.6% | #1,640 of 2,210 |
| 51Palm Beach County, FL | 37 | 2,186 | 36.1 | $575K | +5.5% | #1,644 of 2,210 |
| 52Orange County, FL | 37 | 1,824 | 34.6 | $574K | +6.7% | #1,645 of 2,210 |
| 53Walton County, FL | 37 | 237 | 69.0 | $297K | +22.9% | #1,648 of 2,210 |
| 54Pinellas County, FL | 36 | 967 | 22.6 | $848K | −1.2% | #1,663 of 2,210 |
| 55Leon County, FL | 36 | 290 | 23.7 | $774K | +1.7% | #1,668 of 2,210 |
| 56Calhoun County, FL | 33 | 6 | 12.9 | $1.2M | −3.0% | #1,746 of 2,210 |
| 57Miami-Dade County, FL | 30 | 4,849 | 49.7 | $385K | +4.0% | #1,862 of 2,210 |
| 58Franklin County, FL | 28 | 16 | 32.3 | $548K | +4.5% | #1,904 of 2,210 |
| 59Monroe County, FL | 20 | 212 | 61.6 | $346K | −2.9% | #2,087 of 2,210 |
| 60Taylor County, FL | 19 | 22 | 27.6 | $561K | −2.5% | #2,095 of 2,210 |
| Gilchrist County, FL | Not scored | 4 | 5.6 | $3.1M | +14.5% | |
| Dixie County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 3.2 | $4.6M | +8.0% | |
| Union County, FL | Not scored | 3 | 7.0 | $2.5M | +5.2% | |
| Hamilton County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 4.7 | $3.1M | +3.3% | |
| Glades County, FL | Not scored | 2 | 4.4 | $3.5M | +9.9% | |
| Lafayette County, FL | Not scored | 4 | 15.2 | $1M | +6.8% | |
| Liberty County, FL | Not scored | 1 | 3.9 | $4.2M | +2.8% |
Markets with fewer than 5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Florida?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23,278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Florida. 8,361 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 10,021 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.6% from 2019. Another 20,898 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Florida spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $16.8B a year, or $1,922 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23,278 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $723K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,752,810 households in Florida and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florida compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Florida has 26.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $723K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Florida would have about 19,111, against 23,278 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 873 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Florida has the highest market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Among 22 scored metro areas in or partly in Florida, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area scores highest, at 89 (high). Among 6 scored small-town markets in or partly in Florida, the Clewiston area scores highest, at 82 (high). Among 60 scored counties in Florida, Wakulla County scores highest, at 89 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Florida scores 33 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #42 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Florida. It maps the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
Clothing, shoes and laundry in other states
All 51 states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses across the U.S. · All business types in Florida
Related business types in Florida
- Clothing and shoe stores15,839 listings
- Laundromats1,256 listings
- Dry cleaners1,345 listings
Screening a site or an acquisition in Florida?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.