Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Florida
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area
How the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #284 of 387 scored metro areas
#20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 233
- 86 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 111
- −6.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $161.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $695K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.5
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 231,174
- +15.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area spend about $161.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,838 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $695K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 233 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.5, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. That is one for every 793 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 178 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +15.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area is 38 (lower middle), #284 of 387 scored metro areas and #20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro 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 | Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.5 | 26.6 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $695K | $723K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 793 | 873 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.9% | −8.6% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,838 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $71,514 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 33 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 111−6.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,225
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 178Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 184The 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 Panama City-Panama City Beach metro 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 Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 231,174+15.7% since 2020
- Households
- 88,065
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,343 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 158
- Median household income
- $71,514
- Average household income
- $94,187
- Median home value
- $294,300
- Jobs located here
- 85,476
- Daytime population
- 211,363Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 89 | 52 | 7.4 | $2.5M | +21.1% | #3 of 387 |
| 2Punta Gorda, FL | 82 | 112 | 12.4 | $1.5M | +15.5% | #14 of 387 |
| 3Homosassa Springs, FL | 80 | 69 | 9.7 | $1.7M | +11.1% | #19 of 387 |
| 4Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 78 | 390 | 13.5 | $1.3M | +19.8% | #24 of 387 |
| 5Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 78 | 411 | 15.9 | $1.2M | +9.1% | #25 of 387 |
| 6Ocala, FL | 73 | 238 | 14.4 | $1.2M | +17.3% | #44 of 387 |
| 7Sebring, FL | 71 | 67 | 14.3 | $1.1M | +9.7% | #53 of 387 |
| 8Port St. Lucie, FL | 69 | 391 | 19.0 | $994K | +16.0% | #63 of 387 |
| 9Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 65 | 385 | 19.1 | $989K | +6.5% | #95 of 387 |
| 10Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 63 | 546 | 18.5 | $984K | +11.2% | #108 of 387 |
| 20Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 38 | 233 | 26.5 | $695K | +15.7% | #284 of 387 |
Other business types in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats39
- Dry cleaners80
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 233 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area. 86 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 111 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 6.9% from 2019. Another 178 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $161.9M a year, or $1,838 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 233 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $695K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 88,065 households in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area has 26.5 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $695K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area would have about 184, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 793 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area at 231,174 people in 2025, up 15.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 88,065 households. The median household income in the Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area is $71,514 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Panama City-Panama City Beach metro area scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #284 of 387 scored metro areas.
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