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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seminole County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #830 of 2,210 scored counties
#26 of 60 scored counties in Florida

Listings
358
159 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
177
−19.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$384.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,054 a household
Spending per listing
$1.1M
22% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.1
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
491,884
+4.3% 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 358 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Seminole County. 159 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 19.1 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,054 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Seminole County spend about $384.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $1.1M per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 177 businesses with payroll in Seminole County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 19.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,058 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 414 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Seminole County.

Population estimates put the population change in Seminole County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Seminole County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #830 of 2,210 scored counties and #26 of 60 scored counties in Florida.

How Seminole 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 Seminole County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSeminole CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.126.623.3
Spending per listing$1.1M$723K$880K
Households per official establishment1,0588731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−19.9%−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.3%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,054$1,922$2,055
Median household income$85,761$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
221 → 177−19.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,109
Annual payroll, 2023
$37.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
414Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
358159 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
437The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$30K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
491,884+4.3% since 2020
Households
187,248
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,556
Median household income
$85,761+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,520
Median home value
$386,900
Jobs located here
227,139
Daytime population
473,582Residents 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 Seminole 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
26Seminole County, FL5735819.1$1.1M+4.3%#830 of 2,210

Other business types in Seminole 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 Seminole County, FL?

There are 358 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Seminole County as of September 2026. 159 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 19.9% from 2019. Another 414 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $384.6M a year, or $2,054 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 358 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 187,248 households in Seminole County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Seminole County has 19.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Seminole County would have about 437, against 358 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,058 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Seminole County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Seminole County at 491,884 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 187,248 households. Median household income in Seminole County is $85,761, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Seminole County scores 57 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #830 of 2,210 scored counties.

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