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Dry cleaners in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area

The dry cleaners in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$130.7M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,859 a household
Spending per listing
$43.6M
2.8 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.4
69% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,772
+21.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 dry cleaners in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area. That comes to 0.4 for every 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.

At $1,859 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area spend about $130.7M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $43.6M per shop, 2.8 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show the Wildwood-The Villages metro area grew 21.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 dry cleaners on map listings, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Wildwood-The Villages 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.

Dry cleaners in Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureWildwood-The Villages metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.41.51.3
Spending per listing$43.6M$12.5M$15.7M
Households per official establishmentn/a8,6238,177
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−12.6%−18.7%
Population growth, 2020–2025+21.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,859$1,922$2,055
Median household income$76,508$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored35

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The 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 the Wildwood-The Villages 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 Wildwood-The Villages metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
157,772+21.1% since 2020
Households
70,318
Median age
62.4
Homes lived in by their owners
88%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
557 sq. mi.
People per square mile
257
Median household income
$76,508
Average household income
$98,339
Median home value
$385,400
Jobs located here
37,385
Daytime population
146,480Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for dry cleaners, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Wildwood-The Villages metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for dry cleaners by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL8680.7$30.1M+9.4%#3 of 272
2Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL82100.5$38.1M+6.5%#7 of 272
3Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL8050.6$32.4M+15.7%#12 of 272
4Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL73240.8$22.4M+11.2%#24 of 272
5Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL71190.7$26.8M+19.8%#28 of 272
6Ocala, FL67120.7$23.1M+17.3%#42 of 272
7North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL65461.2$17M+13.2%#51 of 272
8Punta Gorda, FL6480.9$20.4M+15.5%#60 of 272
9Port St. Lucie, FL64231.1$16.9M+16.0%#61 of 272
10Gainesville, FL62100.7$25.5M+5.4%#71 of 272
Wildwood-The Villages, FLNot scored30.4$43.6M+21.1%

Other business types in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area

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

Questions

How many dry cleaners are in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area?

There are 3 dry cleaners on map listings in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area as of September 2026. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $130.7M a year, or $1,859 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $43.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,318 households in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?

The Wildwood-The Villages metro area has 0.4 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 69% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $43.6M, 2.8 times the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, the Wildwood-The Villages metro area would have about 8, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is the Wildwood-The Villages, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Wildwood-The Villages metro area at 157,772 people in 2025, up 21.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,318 households. The median household income in the Wildwood-The Villages metro area is $76,508 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 Wildwood-The Villages metro area has no market score for dry cleaners: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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