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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Volusia County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,209 of 2,210 scored counties
#35 of 60 scored counties in Florida

Listings
498
189 chain locations (38%)
Official establishments
214
−11.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$435.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,801 a household
Spending per listing
$875K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
606,573
+9.1% 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 Volusia County spend about $435.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,801 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 498 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $875K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.

Volusia County has 498 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 189 are chain locations, or 38%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.6, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Volusia County was 214 in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,130 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 379 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Volusia County.

Population estimates show Volusia County grew 9.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Volusia County scores 48 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,209 of 2,210 scored counties and #35 of 60 scored counties in Florida.

How Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureVolusia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.626.623.3
Spending per listing$875K$723K$880K
Households per official establishment1,1308731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.6%−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,801$1,922$2,055
Median household income$70,044$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4833

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
242 → 214−11.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
2,383
Annual payroll, 2023
$49.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
379Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
498189 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
495The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1.5M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
606,573+9.1% since 2020
Households
241,881
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,101 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$70,044+41.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$92,221
Median home value
$313,000
Jobs located here
186,339
Daytime population
518,535Residents 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 Volusia 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
35Volusia County, FL4849820.6$875K+9.1%#1,209 of 2,210

Other business types in Volusia 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 Volusia County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 498 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Volusia County. 189 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 214 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 11.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 379 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $435.6M a year, or $1,801 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 498 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $875K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 241,881 households in Volusia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Volusia County has 20.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $875K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Volusia County would have about 495, against 498 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,130 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Volusia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Volusia County at 606,573 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 241,881 households. The median household income in Volusia County is $70,044 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 41.5% 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. Volusia County scores 48 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,209 of 2,210 scored counties.

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