Biggest Retail Cities in Florida: Top 25 Towns Ranked
Florida has 175,522 independent retail places spread across 613 towns. Miami leads with 11,741 — 6.7% of the state. The top 25 towns, and the eight most common store types, by count.
Published September 15, 2026 · Useful Economy Research
Florida by the numbers
Where the stores are
Florida has 175,522 independent retail places — 776.3 per 100,000 residents, 1.07× the national average of 724.8 and 17th of the 50 states and D.C. on retail density.
Miami holds 11,741 of them (6.7% of the state total). Orlando is second with 8,390 (4.8%). The 25 towns below account for 46.7% of Florida's retail; 613 towns in the state have at least five places.
The most common store type is the construction supplies store (21,155, 12.1% of the state's retail), followed by miscellaneous stores (13,100).
Top 25 retail towns in Florida
Independent retail places per city or town, with each town's share of Florida's 175,522 total. Only towns with at least five places are counted.
| # | City / town | Retail places | Share of state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | 11,741 | 6.7% |
| 2 | Orlando | 8,390 | 4.8% |
| 3 | Tampa | 7,324 | 4.2% |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 7,210 | 4.1% |
| 5 | Sarasota | 3,794 | 2.2% |
| 6 | Fort Lauderdale | 3,436 | 2.0% |
| 7 | Naples | 3,257 | 1.9% |
| 8 | Fort Myers | 3,082 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Boca Raton | 2,695 | 1.5% |
| 10 | West Palm Beach | 2,674 | 1.5% |
| 11 | Tallahassee | 2,600 | 1.5% |
| 12 | Saint Petersburg | 2,534 | 1.4% |
| 13 | Pensacola | 2,438 | 1.4% |
| 14 | Ocala | 2,130 | 1.2% |
| 15 | Clearwater | 2,092 | 1.2% |
| 16 | Hialeah | 1,985 | 1.1% |
| 17 | Lakeland | 1,870 | 1.1% |
| 18 | Pompano Beach | 1,819 | 1.0% |
| 19 | Gainesville | 1,711 | 1.0% |
| 20 | Bradenton | 1,674 | 1.0% |
| 21 | Kissimmee | 1,631 | 0.9% |
| 22 | Melbourne | 1,608 | 0.9% |
| 23 | St. Augustine | 1,504 | 0.9% |
| 24 | Doral | 1,424 | 0.8% |
| 25 | Hollywood | 1,366 | 0.8% |
Counts use the city/town label on each place, so boroughs, villages and unincorporated areas appear separately from their parent city.
Most common store types in Florida
The eight largest independent-retail categories in Florida, with each one's share of the state's 175,522 places.
| # | Store type | Places | Share of state retail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Construction Supplies Store | 21,155 | 12.1% |
| 2 | Miscellaneous Store | 13,100 | 7.5% |
| 3 | Clothing Store | 10,666 | 6.1% |
| 4 | Furniture and Home Store | 10,233 | 5.8% |
| 5 | Print Store | 6,949 | 4.0% |
| 6 | Electronics Store | 6,594 | 3.8% |
| 7 | Cosmetics Store | 6,454 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Mobile Phone Store | 6,113 | 3.5% |
Each place is counted once under its primary retail category. Grocery, pharmacy, fuel, liquor, cannabis, automotive and mall categories are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- Which city in Florida has the most retail stores?
- Miami, with 11,741 independent retail places — 6.7% of Florida's 175,522 total. Orlando is next with 8,390.
- How many independent retail stores are in Florida?
- 175,522 shoppable independent retail places, or 776.3 per 100,000 residents (1.07× the U.S. average of 724.8). That ranks Florida 17th of 51 for retail density.
- What is the most common type of store in Florida?
- The construction supplies store: 21,155 places, or 12.1% of Florida's retail. Miscellaneous Stores are second at 13,100.
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Data & method
- Source: Foursquare Open Source Places (U.S. slice, Apache-2.0), counted by Useful Economy. Population: U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2023 estimates (July 1, 2023).
- What counts as retail: an open place carrying a Retail category label. Grocery and other food retail, pharmacies, convenience stores and fuel, liquor, cannabis, tobacco and vape, automotive, gun and hunting, adult, betting, fireworks, markets and shopping malls are excluded, so the counts describe shoppable independent storefronts rather than all commerce.
- Counting rule: each place is counted once, under its primary retail category and the city/town label on its address. Town tables include only towns with at least five places. Per-100k figures divide by state population; city populations are not used.
- Generated: September 15, 2026. Figures refresh when the source data is re-counted.
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