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Dry cleaners in Leon County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Leon County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #218 of 507 scored counties
#19 of 30 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 13
- 5 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $224.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,830 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.3M
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.1
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 299,048
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 dry cleaners in Leon County. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 1.1 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Leon County comes to about $224.4M a year: $1,830 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 dry cleaners, that is $17.3M per shop, 10% 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.
Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Leon County in 2023. That is one for every 17,514 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Leon County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Leon County scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for dry cleaners, ranking #218 of 507 scored counties and #19 of 30 scored counties in Florida.
How Leon 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 | Leon County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $17.3M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,514 | 8,623 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,830 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,287 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 59
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 135 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Leon 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 Leon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 299,048+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,597
- Median age
- 36.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 53%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 445
- Median household income
- $66,287+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $95,045
- Median home value
- $301,800
- Jobs located here
- 170,719
- Daytime population
- 341,629Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 19Leon County, FL | 55 | 13 | 1.1 | $17.3M | +1.7% | #218 of 507 |
Other business types in Leon 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores35
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners55
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Leon County, FL?
Leon County has 13 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Leon County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $224.4M a year, or $1,830 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,597 households in Leon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Leon County, FL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Leon County has 1.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.3M, 10% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Leon County would have about 14, against 13 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,514 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Leon County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Leon County at 299,048 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,597 households. The median household income in Leon County is $66,287 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Leon County scores 55 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #218 of 507 scored counties.
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