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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Walton County, FL

The clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Walton 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 #1,648 of 2,210 scored counties
#53 of 60 scored counties in Florida

Listings
237
104 chain locations (44%)
Official establishments
141
+6.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$70.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,049 a household
Spending per listing
$297K
66% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
69.0
3 times the U.S.
Population, 2025
93,288
+22.9% 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 237 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Walton County. 104 of them (44%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 69.0 per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3.

At $2,049 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Walton County spend about $70.4M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $297K of household spending for each business on map listings, 66% below the U.S. figure of $880K.

In 2023, official counts showed 141 businesses with payroll in Walton County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, up 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 244 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Walton County.

Population estimates put the population change in Walton County from 2020 to 2025 at +22.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Walton County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,648 of 2,210 scored counties and #53 of 60 scored counties in Florida.

How Walton 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 Walton County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureWalton CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households69.026.623.3
Spending per listing$297K$723K$880K
Households per official establishment2448731,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+6.8%−8.6%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.9%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,049$1,922$2,055
Median household income$81,986$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3733

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
132 → 141+6.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,533
Annual payroll, 2023
$42.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
237104 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
80The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$2.8M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
93,288+22.9% since 2020
Households
34,362
Median age
44.4
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,038 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$81,986+41.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$130,042
Median home value
$425,100
Jobs located here
34,667
Daytime population
84,665Residents 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 Walton 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
53Walton County, FL3723769.0$297K+22.9%#1,648 of 2,210

Other business types in Walton 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 Walton County, FL?

There are 237 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Walton County as of September 2026. 104 of them (44%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 141 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 6.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $70.4M a year, or $2,049 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 237 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $297K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,362 households in Walton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Walton County has 69.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3 times the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $297K, 66% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Walton County would have about 80, against 237 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 244 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Walton County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Walton County at 93,288 people in 2025, up 22.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,362 households. Median household income in Walton County is $81,986, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.1%, 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. Walton County scores 37 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,648 of 2,210 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Walton County

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