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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Highlands County, FL
How Highlands County, FL compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #686 of 2,210 scored counties
#19 of 60 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 67
- 18 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −19.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75.7M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,614 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.3
- 39% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,122
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Highlands County comes to about $75.7M a year: $1,614 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 67 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.1M per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 67 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Highlands County as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 27%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 14.3 per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Highlands County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 19.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,758 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Highlands County grew 9.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Highlands County is 61 (upper middle), #686 of 2,210 scored counties and #19 of 60 scored counties in Florida.
How Highlands 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 | Highlands County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.3 | 26.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $723K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,758 | 873 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.0% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,614 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $54,897 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 17−19.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 320
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6718 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Highlands 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 Highlands County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,122+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,879
- Median age
- 52.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,018 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 104
- Median household income
- $54,897+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,953
- Median home value
- $187,900
- Jobs located here
- 28,038
- Daytime population
- 94,243Residents 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 Highlands 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 |
| 19Highlands County, FL | 61 | 67 | 14.3 | $1.1M | +9.7% | #686 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Highlands 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 laundry61
- Clothing and shoe stores59
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Highlands County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 67 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Highlands County. 18 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 19.0% from 2019. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Highlands County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $75.7M a year, or $1,614 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 67 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,879 households in Highlands County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Highlands County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Highlands County has 14.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 39% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 28% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Highlands County would have about 86, against 67 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,758 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Highlands County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Highlands County at 111,122 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,879 households. The median household income in Highlands County is $54,897 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Highlands County scores 61 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #686 of 2,210 scored counties.
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