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Dry cleaners in Duval County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Duval County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #407 of 507 scored counties
#25 of 30 scored counties in Florida

Listings
77
10 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
57
−16.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$768.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,852 a household
Spending per listing
$10M
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.9
46% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,062,963
+6.5% 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

For dry cleaners, Duval County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #407 of 507 scored counties and #25 of 30 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 dry cleaners in Duval County. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.9 for every 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

At $1,852 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Duval County spend about $768.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 77 dry cleaners, that is $10M per shop, 36% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Duval County in 2023, down 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 7,283 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $430K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Duval County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Duval County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Duval 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.

Dry cleaners in Duval County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureDuval CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.91.51.3
Spending per listing$10M$12.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishment7,2838,6238,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−16.2%−12.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,852$1,922$2,055
Median household income$71,277$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
68 → 57−16.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
283
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
49The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$430K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Duval 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 Duval County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,062,963+6.5% since 2020
Households
415,128
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
763 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,341
Median household income
$71,277+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,654
Median home value
$303,500
Jobs located here
590,497
Daytime population
1,135,453Residents 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 counties in Florida for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Florida, with Duval County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Okaloosa County, FL8050.6$34.1M+4.6%#14 of 507
2Pasco County, FL80180.8$24.6M+19.1%#17 of 507
3Sarasota County, FL75211.0$20.5M+10.0%#39 of 507
4Polk County, FL74190.7$26.8M+19.8%#42 of 507
5Escambia County, FL7380.6$29.1M+3.5%#45 of 507
6Lake County, FL73130.8$23.4M+18.1%#47 of 507
7St. Lucie County, FL73120.9$20.8M+21.4%#49 of 507
8Clay County, FL7181.0$20.7M+9.4%#60 of 507
9Marion County, FL70120.7$23.1M+17.3%#68 of 507
10Volusia County, FL69210.9$20.7M+9.1%#77 of 507
25Duval County, FL34771.9$10M+6.5%#407 of 507

Other business types in Duval County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Duval County, FL?

There are 77 dry cleaners on map listings in Duval County as of September 2026. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 16.2% from 2019.

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

About $768.7M a year, or $1,852 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $10M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 415,128 households in Duval County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Duval County, FL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Duval County has 1.9 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $10M, 36% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Duval County would have about 49, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,283 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Duval County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Duval County at 1,062,963 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 415,128 households. The median household income in Duval County is $71,277 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. Duval County scores 34 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #407 of 507 scored counties.

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