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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Palm Beach County, FL

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Palm Beach County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,644 of 2,210 scored counties
#51 of 60 scored counties in Florida

Listings
2,186
795 chain locations (36%)
Official establishments
941
−8.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,077 a household
Spending per listing
$575K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.1
55% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,575,726
+5.5% 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

Households in Palm Beach County spend about $1.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $2,077 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $575K of household spending for each business on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 2,186 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Palm Beach County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 36% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.1, 55% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 941 businesses with payroll in Palm Beach County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 8.4% from 2019. That is one for every 643 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,531 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Palm Beach County.

Population estimates put the population change in Palm Beach County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Palm Beach County is 37 (lower middle), #1,644 of 2,210 scored counties and #51 of 60 scored counties in Florida.

How Palm Beach 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 Palm Beach County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePalm Beach CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.126.623.3
Spending per listing$575K$723K$880K
Households per official establishment6438731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−8.4%−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,077$1,922$2,055
Median household income$83,581$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
1,027 → 941−8.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
10,611
Annual payroll, 2023
$288.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,531Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
2,186795 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,429The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
17
Amount
$4.6M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
1,575,726+5.5% since 2020
Households
605,430
Median age
45.7
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
1,964 sq. mi.
People per square mile
781
Median household income
$83,581+32.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$128,577
Median home value
$447,300
Jobs located here
678,049
Daytime population
1,576,309Residents 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 Palm Beach 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
51Palm Beach County, FL372,18636.1$575K+5.5%#1,644 of 2,210

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Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 2,186 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Palm Beach County. 795 of them (36%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 941 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 8.4% from 2019. Another 1,531 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $1.3B a year, or $2,077 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,186 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $575K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 605,430 households in Palm Beach County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Palm Beach County has 36.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 55% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $575K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Palm Beach County would have about 1,429, against 2,186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 643 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.4% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Palm Beach County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Palm Beach County at 1,575,726 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 605,430 households. The median household income in Palm Beach County is $83,581 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.0% 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. Palm Beach County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,644 of 2,210 scored counties.

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