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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Brevard County, FL
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Brevard County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #542 of 2,210 scored counties
#18 of 60 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 411
- 130 chain locations (32%)
- Official establishments
- 189
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $502.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 663,982
- +9.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 411 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Brevard County. Of those, 130 are chain locations, or 32%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.9, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Brevard County comes to about $502.4M a year: $1,950 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.2M of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Brevard County in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 425 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Brevard County.
Population estimates put the population change in Brevard County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Brevard County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #542 of 2,210 scored counties and #18 of 60 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Brevard County compares
The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses 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 | Brevard County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.9 | 26.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $723K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,363 | 873 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,950 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,476 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 194 → 189−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,305
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $46.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 425Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 411130 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 571The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Brevard 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 Brevard County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 663,982+9.1% since 2020
- Households
- 257,695
- Median age
- 46.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,015 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 623
- Median household income
- $78,476+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,213
- Median home value
- $339,600
- Jobs located here
- 240,501
- Daytime population
- 606,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Brevard County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| 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 |
| 18Brevard County, FL | 65 | 411 | 15.9 | $1.2M | +9.1% | #542 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Brevard County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry65
- Clothing and shoe stores70
- Laundromats73
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Brevard County, FL?
There are 411 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Brevard County as of September 2026. 130 of them (32%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 189 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Another 425 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Brevard County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $502.4M a year, or $1,950 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 411 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.2M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,695 households in Brevard County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brevard County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Brevard County has 15.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.2M, 39% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Brevard County would have about 571, against 411 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,363 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Brevard County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Brevard County at 663,982 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,695 households. Median household income in Brevard County is $78,476, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Brevard County scores 65 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #542 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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