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Dry cleaners in St. Johns County, FL
The dry cleaners in St. Johns County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #95 of 507 scored counties
#11 of 30 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 16
- 2 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- −25.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $274.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,371 a household
- Spending per listing
- $17.2M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 346,328
- +25.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 dry cleaners in St. Johns County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
At $2,371 per household (15% above the U.S. average), households in St. Johns County spend about $274.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $17.2M per shop, 9% 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in St. Johns County in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019. That is one for every 7,720 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Johns County grew 25.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For dry cleaners, St. Johns County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #95 of 507 scored counties and #11 of 30 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How St. Johns 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 | St. Johns County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $17.2M | $12.5M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 7,720 | 8,623 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −25.0% | −12.6% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +25.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,371 | $1,922 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $109,839 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 15−25.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 162 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 St. Johns 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 St. Johns County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 346,328+25.0% since 2020
- Households
- 115,794
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 601 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $109,839+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,427
- Median home value
- $489,200
- Jobs located here
- 95,238
- Daytime population
- 271,916Residents 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 St. Johns 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 |
| 11St. Johns County, FL | 66 | 16 | 1.4 | $17.2M | +25.0% | #95 of 507 |
Other business types in St. Johns 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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores54
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners66
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in St. Johns County, FL?
There are 16 dry cleaners on map listings in St. Johns County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023, down 25.0% from 2019.
How much do households in St. Johns County, FL spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $274.5M a year, or $2,371 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $17.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,794 households in St. Johns County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Johns County, FL compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
St. Johns County has 1.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $17.2M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, St. Johns County would have about 18, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,720 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. The official count fell 25.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −18.7% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Johns County, FL growing?
Population estimates put St. Johns County at 346,328 people in 2025, up 25.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,794 households. The median household income in St. Johns County is $109,839 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. St. Johns County scores 66 for dry cleaners (upper middle), #95 of 507 scored counties.
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