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Dry cleaners in Alachua County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Alachua County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 507 scored counties
#17 of 30 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 10
- 4 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $212M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,815 a household
- Spending per listing
- $21.2M
- 35% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 290,028
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,815 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Alachua County spend about $212M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $21.2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 35% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Alachua County has 10 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 40% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Alachua County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 9,732 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Alachua County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Alachua County is 57 (upper middle), #191 of 507 scored counties and #17 of 30 scored counties in Florida.
How Alachua 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 dry cleaners 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 | Alachua County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $21.2M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 9,732 | 8,623 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,815 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $61,949 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Alachua 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 Alachua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 290,028+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 116,786
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 54%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 876 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 326
- Median household income
- $61,949+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,386
- Median home value
- $288,800
- Jobs located here
- 139,721
- Daytime population
- 316,161Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Okaloosa County, FL | 80 | 5 | 0.6 | $34.1M | +4.6% | #14 of 507 |
| 2Pasco County, FL | 80 | 18 | 0.8 | $24.6M | +19.1% | #17 of 507 |
| 3Sarasota County, FL | 75 | 21 | 1.0 | $20.5M | +10.0% | #39 of 507 |
| 4Polk County, FL | 74 | 19 | 0.7 | $26.8M | +19.8% | #42 of 507 |
| 5Escambia County, FL | 73 | 8 | 0.6 | $29.1M | +3.5% | #45 of 507 |
| 6Lake County, FL | 73 | 13 | 0.8 | $23.4M | +18.1% | #47 of 507 |
| 7St. Lucie County, FL | 73 | 12 | 0.9 | $20.8M | +21.4% | #49 of 507 |
| 8Clay County, FL | 71 | 8 | 1.0 | $20.7M | +9.4% | #60 of 507 |
| 9Marion County, FL | 70 | 12 | 0.7 | $23.1M | +17.3% | #68 of 507 |
| 10Volusia County, FL | 69 | 21 | 0.9 | $20.7M | +9.1% | #77 of 507 |
| 17Alachua County, FL | 57 | 10 | 0.9 | $21.2M | +3.7% | #191 of 507 |
Other business types in Alachua County
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 laundry41
- Clothing and shoe stores43
- Laundromats63
- Dry cleaners57
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Alachua County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 dry cleaners in Alachua County. 4 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Alachua County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $212M a year, or $1,815 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $21.2M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,786 households in Alachua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alachua County, FL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Alachua County has 0.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $21.2M, 35% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Alachua County would have about 14, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 9,732 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Alachua County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Alachua County at 290,028 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,786 households. Median household income in Alachua County is $61,949, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.7%, 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. Alachua County scores 57 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #191 of 507 scored counties.
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