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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Manatee County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Manatee County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #919 of 2,210 scored counties
#27 of 60 scored counties in Florida

Listings
339
129 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
226
−0.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$349.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,975 a household
Spending per listing
$1M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.2
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
468,200
+16.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 339 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Manatee County. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.2, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Manatee County comes to about $349.1M a year: $1,975 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 339 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1M per business, 17% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 226 businesses with payroll in Manatee County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 0.9% from 2019. That is one for every 782 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 298 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Manatee County.

Population estimates show Manatee County grew 16.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Manatee County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #919 of 2,210 scored counties and #27 of 60 scored counties in Florida.

How Manatee 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Manatee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureManatee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.226.623.3
Spending per listing$1M$723K$880K
Households per official establishment7828731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−0.9%−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,975$1,922$2,055
Median household income$78,457$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5533

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
228 → 226−0.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
3,100
Annual payroll, 2023
$68.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
298Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
339129 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
397The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$20K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Manatee 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 Manatee County

Population, 2025 estimate
468,200+16.6% since 2020
Households
176,747
Median age
48.7
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
743 sq. mi.
People per square mile
579
Median household income
$78,457+33.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,837
Median home value
$391,400
Jobs located here
145,644
Daytime population
393,187Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with Manatee County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wakulla County, FL8975.5$3.4M+12.3%#23 of 2,210
2Flagler County, FL89489.1$2.1M+21.0%#30 of 2,210
3Santa Rosa County, FL877810.7$1.9M+11.7%#52 of 2,210
4Sumter County, FL86527.4$2.5M+21.1%#59 of 2,210
5Baker County, FL8199.8$1.9M+5.8%#120 of 2,210
6Citrus County, FL77699.7$1.7M+11.1%#188 of 2,210
7Hernando County, FL75829.9$1.7M+13.3%#235 of 2,210
8St. Lucie County, FL7417512.7$1.4M+21.4%#276 of 2,210
9Lake County, FL7320012.2$1.5M+18.1%#293 of 2,210
10Hendry County, FL731712.0$1.4M+21.5%#297 of 2,210
27Manatee County, FL5533919.2$1M+16.6%#919 of 2,210

Other business types in Manatee County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Manatee County, FL?

There are 339 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Manatee County as of September 2026. 129 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 226 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 0.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 298 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Manatee County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $349.1M a year, or $1,975 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 339 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 176,747 households in Manatee County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Manatee County, FL compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Manatee County has 19.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Manatee County would have about 397, against 339 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 782 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Manatee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Manatee County at 468,200 people in 2025, up 16.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 176,747 households. Median household income in Manatee County is $78,457, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.0%, 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. Manatee County scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #919 of 2,210 scored counties.

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