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Dry cleaners in the Jacksonville, FL metro area

The dry cleaners in the Jacksonville, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #171 of 272 scored metro areas
#16 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
104
18 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
83
−18.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$1.3B
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,971 a household
Spending per listing
$12.6M
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.6
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,785,500
+10.7% 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

At $1,971 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Jacksonville metro area spend about $1.3B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $12.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.

The Jacksonville metro area has 104 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 18 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 83 businesses with payroll in the Jacksonville metro area classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, down 18.8% from 2019. That is one for every 7,989 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 the Jacksonville metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Jacksonville metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in the Jacksonville metro area is 44 (lower middle), #171 of 272 scored metro areas and #16 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida.

How the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureJacksonville metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.61.51.3
Spending per listing$12.6M$12.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishment7,9898,6238,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−18.8%−12.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+10.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,971$1,922$2,055
Median household income$79,643$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
83−18.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
393
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
10418 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
83The 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 the Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
1,785,500+10.7% since 2020
Households
663,101
Median age
40.3
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
3,202 sq. mi.
People per square mile
526
Median household income
$79,643+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,638
Median home value
$343,400
Jobs located here
779,445
Daytime population
1,697,743Residents 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 Jacksonville 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
16Jacksonville, FL441041.6$12.6M+10.7%#171 of 272

Other business types in the Jacksonville metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Jacksonville, FL metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 104 dry cleaners in the Jacksonville metro area. 18 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 83 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 18.8% from 2019.

How much do households in the Jacksonville, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $1.3B a year, or $1,971 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.6M 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 663,101 households in the Jacksonville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Jacksonville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Jacksonville metro area has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.6M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Jacksonville metro area would have about 83, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,989 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 18.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is the Jacksonville, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Jacksonville metro area at 1,785,500 people in 2025, up 10.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 663,101 households. Median household income in the Jacksonville metro area is $79,643, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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 Jacksonville metro area scores 44 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #171 of 272 scored metro areas.

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