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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lee County, FL
The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lee County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,216 of 2,210 scored counties
#36 of 60 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 783
- 309 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 360
- −15.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $628.8M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,918 a household
- Spending per listing
- $803K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,918 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Lee County spend about $628.8M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $803K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Lee County has 783 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.9, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 360 businesses with payroll in Lee County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 911 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 565 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lee County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County grew 14.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Lee County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,216 of 2,210 scored counties and #36 of 60 scored counties in Florida.
How Lee 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 | Lee County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 26.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $803K | $723K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 911 | 873 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.5% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,918 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 426 → 360−15.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 4,595
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $97.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 565Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 783309 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 714The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Lee 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 Lee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 36Lee County, FL | 48 | 783 | 23.9 | $803K | +14.4% | #1,216 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Lee 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 laundry48
- Clothing and shoe stores49
- Laundromats85
- Dry cleaners65
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Lee County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 783 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Lee County. 309 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 360 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 565 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lee County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $628.8M a year, or $1,918 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 783 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $803K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 327,803 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lee County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Lee County has 23.9 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $803K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Lee County would have about 714, against 783 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 911 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lee County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Lee County at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,107 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.6% 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. Lee County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,216 of 2,210 scored counties.
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