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Dry cleaners in Escambia County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 73 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #45 of 507 scored counties
#5 of 30 scored counties in Florida

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$232.5M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,802 a household
Spending per listing
$29.1M
85% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.6
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
333,834
+3.5% 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, Escambia County has a Groundwork market score of 73 (upper middle): #45 of 507 scored counties and #5 of 30 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 dry cleaners in Escambia County. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.6 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Households in Escambia County spend about $232.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,802 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $29.1M per shop, 85% above 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Escambia County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 21,505 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Escambia County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Escambia County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Escambia 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 Escambia County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureEscambia CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.61.51.3
Spending per listing$29.1M$12.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishment21,5058,6238,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.5%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,802$1,922$2,055
Median household income$67,500$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score7335

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 6
Employees, 2023
80
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
82 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
2
Amount
$2.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
333,834+3.5% since 2020
Households
129,027
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
496
Median household income
$67,500+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,802
Median home value
$257,200
Jobs located here
160,136
Daytime population
352,063Residents 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 Escambia 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

Other business types in Escambia County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Escambia County, FL?

Escambia County has 8 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) 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 Escambia County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $232.5M a year, or $1,802 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $29.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,027 households in Escambia County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Escambia County has 0.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $29.1M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Escambia County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 21,505 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.

How fast is Escambia County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Escambia County at 333,834 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,027 households. The median household income in Escambia County is $67,500 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.6% 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. Escambia County scores 73 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #45 of 507 scored counties.

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