Clothing and laundry · Small-town market · Florida
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lake City, FL area
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lake City, FL area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #289 of 536 scored small-town markets
#5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida
- Listings
- 54
- 14 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +4.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $46.1M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,681 a household
- Spending per listing
- $854K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.7
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 74,094
- +6.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Lake City area comes to about $46.1M a year: $1,681 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $854K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The Lake City area has 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.7 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Lake City area in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,143 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Lake City area grew 6.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Lake City area scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #289 of 536 scored small-town markets and #5 of 6 scored small-town markets based in Florida.
How the Lake City area 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 | Lake City area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.7 | 26.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $854K | $723K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,143 | 873 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.4% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,681 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $59,205 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24+4.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 262
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 45Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 the Lake City 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 Lake City area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 74,094+6.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,430
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 797 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $59,205+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,718
- Median home value
- $194,900
- Jobs located here
- 24,625
- Daytime population
- 67,243Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Florida for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Lake City area marked.
Top small-town markets in Florida
| 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 |
Other business types in the Lake City area
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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores52
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Lake City, FL area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Lake City area. 14 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 4.4% from 2019. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lake City, FL area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $46.1M a year, or $1,681 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $854K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,430 households in the Lake City area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lake City, FL area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Lake City area has 19.7 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $854K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Lake City area would have about 52, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,143 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lake City, FL area growing?
Population estimates put the Lake City area at 74,094 people in 2025, up 6.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,430 households. The median household income in the Lake City area is $59,205 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Lake City area scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #289 of 536 scored small-town markets.
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