Clothing and laundry · Metro area · Florida
Dry cleaners in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #178 of 272 scored metro areas
#17 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 163
- 26 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2B
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,949 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.2M
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.6
- 23% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 2,957,672
- +10.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 163 dry cleaners in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $1,949 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area spend about $2B a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $12.2M per shop, 22% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area was 128 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 7,987 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $314K have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +10.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area is 42 (lower middle), #178 of 272 scored metro areas and #17 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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.
| Measure | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $12.2M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,987 | 8,623 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −12.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,949 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,533 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1280.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 648
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 127The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $314K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 2,957,672+10.3% since 2020
- Households
- 1,022,315
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 3,494 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 800
- Median household income
- $78,533+34.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,415
- Median home value
- $369,800
- Jobs located here
- 1,482,556
- Daytime population
- 2,958,505Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Florida for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 86 | 8 | 0.7 | $30.1M | +9.4% | #3 of 272 |
| 2Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 82 | 10 | 0.5 | $38.1M | +6.5% | #7 of 272 |
| 3Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 80 | 5 | 0.6 | $32.4M | +15.7% | #12 of 272 |
| 4Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 73 | 24 | 0.8 | $22.4M | +11.2% | #24 of 272 |
| 5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 71 | 19 | 0.7 | $26.8M | +19.8% | #28 of 272 |
| 6Ocala, FL | 67 | 12 | 0.7 | $23.1M | +17.3% | #42 of 272 |
| 7North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 65 | 46 | 1.2 | $17M | +13.2% | #51 of 272 |
| 8Punta Gorda, FL | 64 | 8 | 0.9 | $20.4M | +15.5% | #60 of 272 |
| 9Port St. Lucie, FL | 64 | 23 | 1.1 | $16.9M | +16.0% | #61 of 272 |
| 10Gainesville, FL | 62 | 10 | 0.7 | $25.5M | +5.4% | #71 of 272 |
| 17Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 42 | 163 | 1.6 | $12.2M | +10.3% | #178 of 272 |
Other business types in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area
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 laundry43
- Clothing and shoe stores44
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners42
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area?
There are 163 dry cleaners on map listings in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area as of September 2026. 26 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, unchanged from 2019.
How much do households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $2B a year, or $1,949 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $12.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,022,315 households in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area has 1.6 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $12.2M, 22% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area would have about 127, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,987 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area at 2,957,672 people in 2025, up 10.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 1,022,315 households. The median household income in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area is $78,533 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.6% 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. The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford metro area scores 42 for dry cleaners (lower middle), #178 of 272 scored metro areas.
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