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Dry cleaners in Pinellas County, FL

The dry cleaners in Pinellas County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 24 out of 100: Low

Ranked #466 of 507 scored counties
#29 of 30 scored counties in Florida

Listings
76
30 chain locations (39%)
Official establishments
60
+57.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$820.3M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,914 a household
Spending per listing
$10.8M
31% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.8
38% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
948,563
−1.2% 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

For dry cleaners, Pinellas County has a Groundwork market score of 24 (low): #466 of 507 scored counties and #29 of 30 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 76 dry cleaners in Pinellas County. Chain locations make up 39% of them, against 23% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.8, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Pinellas County comes to about $820.3M a year: $1,914 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. Spread across 76 dry cleaners, that is $10.8M per shop, 31% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Pinellas County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services, up 57.9% from 2019. That is one for every 7,141 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $5.3M have gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Pinellas County. Population estimates show Pinellas County declined 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Pinellas 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.

Dry cleaners in Pinellas County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasurePinellas CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.81.51.3
Spending per listing$10.8M$12.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishment7,1418,6238,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+57.9%−12.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,914$1,922$2,055
Median household income$72,646$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score2435

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
38 → 60+57.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
228
Annual payroll, 2023
$8M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
7630 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
52The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$5.3M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County

Population, 2025 estimate
948,563−1.2% since 2020
Households
428,473
Median age
48.4
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
274 sq. mi.
People per square mile
3,518
Median household income
$72,646+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$104,876
Median home value
$355,100
Jobs located here
491,465
Daytime population
1,008,495Residents 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 counties in Florida for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Florida, with Pinellas County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Okaloosa County, FL8050.6$34.1M+4.6%#14 of 507
2Pasco County, FL80180.8$24.6M+19.1%#17 of 507
3Sarasota County, FL75211.0$20.5M+10.0%#39 of 507
4Polk County, FL74190.7$26.8M+19.8%#42 of 507
5Escambia County, FL7380.6$29.1M+3.5%#45 of 507
6Lake County, FL73130.8$23.4M+18.1%#47 of 507
7St. Lucie County, FL73120.9$20.8M+21.4%#49 of 507
8Clay County, FL7181.0$20.7M+9.4%#60 of 507
9Marion County, FL70120.7$23.1M+17.3%#68 of 507
10Volusia County, FL69210.9$20.7M+9.1%#77 of 507
29Pinellas County, FL24761.8$10.8M−1.2%#466 of 507

Other business types in Pinellas County

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in Pinellas County, FL?

Pinellas County has 76 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. 30 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, up 57.9% from 2019.

How much do households in Pinellas County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $820.3M a year, or $1,914 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $10.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 428,473 households in Pinellas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pinellas County, FL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

Pinellas County has 1.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $10.8M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Pinellas County would have about 52, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,141 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count rose 57.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.

How fast is Pinellas County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Pinellas County at 948,563 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 428,473 households. The median household income in Pinellas County is $72,646 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. Pinellas County scores 24 for dry cleaners (low), #466 of 507 scored counties.

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