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Dry cleaners in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 86 out of 100: High

Ranked #3 of 272 scored metro areas
#1 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
8
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$241.2M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,013 a household
Spending per listing
$30.1M
92% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.7
46% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
315,098
+9.4% 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

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #3 of 272 scored metro areas and #1 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for dry cleaners.

At $2,013 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area spend about $241.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $30.1M per shop, 92% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

There are 8 dry cleaners on map listings in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area in 2023. That is one for every 19,962 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area 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.

Dry cleaners in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCrestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.71.51.3
Spending per listing$30.1M$12.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishment19,9628,6238,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$2,013$1,922$2,055
Median household income$81,993$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score8635

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
80 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area, 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 the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
315,098+9.4% since 2020
Households
119,773
Median age
40.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,968 sq. mi.
People per square mile
152
Median household income
$81,993+31.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$115,705
Median home value
$364,100
Jobs located here
125,751
Daytime population
308,702Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Dry cleaners across Florida

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL8680.7$30.1M+9.4%#3 of 272
2Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL82100.5$38.1M+6.5%#7 of 272
3Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL8050.6$32.4M+15.7%#12 of 272
4Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL73240.8$22.4M+11.2%#24 of 272
5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL71190.7$26.8M+19.8%#28 of 272
6Ocala, FL67120.7$23.1M+17.3%#42 of 272
7North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL65461.2$17M+13.2%#51 of 272
8Punta Gorda, FL6480.9$20.4M+15.5%#60 of 272
9Port St. Lucie, FL64231.1$16.9M+16.0%#61 of 272
10Gainesville, FL62100.7$25.5M+5.4%#71 of 272

Other business types in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area

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Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 dry cleaners in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.

How much do households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $241.2M a year, or $2,013 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $30.1M 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 119,773 households in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $30.1M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area would have about 15, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,962 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area at 315,098 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,773 households. Median household income in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area is $81,993, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.9%, 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. The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin metro area scores 86 for dry cleaners (high), #3 of 272 scored metro areas.

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