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Dry cleaners in Hillsborough County, FL
The dry cleaners in Hillsborough County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #243 of 507 scored counties
#20 of 30 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 100
- 35 chain locations (35%)
- Official establishments
- 48
- −22.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.2B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.7M
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.7
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,115
- +7.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 100 dry cleaners in Hillsborough County. Of those, 35 are chain locations, or 35%, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.7, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Hillsborough County comes to about $1.2B a year: $1,998 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 100 dry cleaners, that is $11.7M per shop, 26% 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 48 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hillsborough County in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 12,150 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $2.7M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hillsborough County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hillsborough County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, Hillsborough County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #243 of 507 scored counties and #20 of 30 scored counties in Florida.
How Hillsborough 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 | Hillsborough County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $11.7M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,150 | 8,623 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.6% | −12.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,998 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $79,540 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 48−22.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 309
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10035 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $2.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,115+7.4% since 2020
- Households
- 583,192
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,022 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,490
- Median household income
- $79,540+35.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,695
- Median home value
- $371,500
- Jobs located here
- 844,193
- Daytime population
- 1,660,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Florida, with Hillsborough County marked.
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 |
| 20Hillsborough County, FL | 52 | 100 | 1.7 | $11.7M | +7.4% | #243 of 507 |
Other business types in Hillsborough 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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats55
- Dry cleaners52
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Hillsborough County, FL?
There are 100 dry cleaners on map listings in Hillsborough County as of September 2026. 35 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 48 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019.
How much do households in Hillsborough County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $1.2B a year, or $1,998 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 100 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $11.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 583,192 households in Hillsborough County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hillsborough County, FL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Hillsborough County has 1.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $11.7M, 26% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Hillsborough County would have about 74, against 100 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,150 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Hillsborough County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Hillsborough County at 1,574,115 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 583,192 households. The median household income in Hillsborough County is $79,540 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.1% 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. Hillsborough County scores 52 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #243 of 507 scored counties.
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