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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Suwannee County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #530 of 2,210 scored counties
#16 of 60 scored counties in Florida

Listings
19
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$26.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,637 a household
Spending per listing
$1.4M
58% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
11.8
49% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
48,149
+10.6% 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

At $1,637 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Suwannee County spend about $26.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $1.4M of household spending for each business on map listings, 58% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Suwannee County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 11%, against 37% across the U.S. That is 11.8 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Suwannee County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,302 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Suwannee County grew 10.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Suwannee County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #530 of 2,210 scored counties and #16 of 60 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Suwannee 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 Suwannee County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSuwannee CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households11.826.623.3
Spending per listing$1.4M$723K$880K
Households per official establishment2,3028731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.6%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,637$1,922$2,055
Median household income$56,658$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score6533

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 7
Employees, 2023
38
Annual payroll, 2023
$688K
One-person businesses, 2023
15Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
192 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
30The 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 Suwannee 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 Suwannee County

Population, 2025 estimate
48,149+10.6% since 2020
Households
16,112
Median age
43.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
689 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$56,658+18.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,048
Median home value
$171,600
Jobs located here
11,204
Daytime population
40,506Residents 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 Suwannee 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
16Suwannee County, FL651911.8$1.4M+10.6%#530 of 2,210

Other business types in Suwannee 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 Suwannee County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Suwannee County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $26.4M a year, or $1,637 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,112 households in Suwannee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Suwannee County has 11.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.4M, 58% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Suwannee County would have about 30, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,302 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.

How fast is Suwannee County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Suwannee County at 48,149 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,112 households. The median household income in Suwannee County is $56,658 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.4% 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. Suwannee County scores 65 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #530 of 2,210 scored counties.

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