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Dry cleaners in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area
The dry cleaners in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 82 out of 100: High
Ranked #7 of 272 scored metro areas
#2 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $380.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,889 a household
- Spending per listing
- $38.1M
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.5
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 544,949
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area is 82 (high), #7 of 272 scored metro areas and #2 of 19 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for dry cleaners.
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 dry cleaners in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.5 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Households in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area spend about $380.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,889 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 dry cleaners, that is $38.1M per shop, 2.4 times 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 20,163 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 the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $38.1M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,163 | 8,623 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −12.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,889 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $75,967 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 82 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 544,949+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,632
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,669 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 314
- Median household income
- $75,967+35.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,236
- Median home value
- $286,000
- Jobs located here
- 205,446
- Daytime population
- 517,822Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
Other business types in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent 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 laundry65
- Clothing and shoe stores63
- Laundromats60
- Dry cleaners82
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area?
The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area has 10 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $380.9M a year, or $1,889 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $38.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,632 households in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
The Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area has 0.5 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $38.1M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area would have about 24, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,163 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area at 544,949 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,632 households. The median household income in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area is $75,967 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.6% 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent metro area scores 82 for dry cleaners (high), #7 of 272 scored metro areas.
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