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Dry cleaners in Polk County, FL
The dry cleaners in Polk County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #42 of 507 scored counties
#4 of 30 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 19
- 2 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $508.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $26.8M
- 71% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 874,790
- +19.8% since 2020
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What this means
For dry cleaners, Polk County has a Groundwork market score of 74 (upper middle): #42 of 507 scored counties and #4 of 30 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 dry cleaners in Polk County. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 0.7 per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Households in Polk County spend about $508.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,757 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 dry cleaners, that is $26.8M per shop, 71% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Polk County was 21 in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 13,782 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $664K has gone to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Polk County. Population estimates put the population change in Polk County from 2020 to 2025 at +19.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Polk 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 | Polk County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $26.8M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,782 | 8,623 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | −12.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +19.8% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,757 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $65,978 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 192 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $664K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Polk 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 Polk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 874,790+19.8% since 2020
- Households
- 289,425
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 440
- Median household income
- $65,978+30.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,487
- Median home value
- $266,500
- Jobs located here
- 284,856
- Daytime population
- 728,367Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Florida, with Polk County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Polk 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 laundry66
- Clothing and shoe stores69
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners74
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Polk County, FL?
There are 19 dry cleaners on map listings in Polk County as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019.
How much do households in Polk County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $508.5M a year, or $1,757 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $26.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 289,425 households in Polk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Polk County, FL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Polk County has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $26.8M, 71% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Polk County would have about 32, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,782 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is Polk County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Polk County at 874,790 people in 2025, up 19.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 289,425 households. The median household income in Polk County is $65,978 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.4% 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. Polk County scores 74 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #42 of 507 scored counties.
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