Florida business-for-sale market data
Counted from the crawl of September 14, 2026. Computed from the database when this page was built — not typed in. Refreshed with the weekly crawl.
As of September 14, 2026, Florida had 2,079 active business-for-sale listings on the Business Brokers of Florida MLS, with a median asking price of $330,000, median owner earnings (SDE) of $139,434, and a median asking multiple of 2.7× SDE; 375 of them (18%) could be funded by a lender at the asking price, and 235 (11%) clear every step of the screen. Main Street Diligence, computed from the crawl of September 14, 2026. Seller-reported figures, unaudited.
What the Florida Main Street market actually looks like — computed from every active listing we track, by county and by industry. Prices, owner earnings, multiples, and the number a lender could actually fund. No estimates, no survey, no "industry rule of thumb".
The whole state, through a lender's screen
- 2,079active listings
- 1,230pay a manager — still earn after a standardized $75,000 wage
- 375a lender could fund — debt at asking ≤ 3.5× those earnings
- 290have a broker citing a document — a tax return or P&L named behind the figures, not seen by us
- 235show more than one year — a trend exists at all
The steps are cumulative — each applies on top of the last, the way an acquirer actually works a market.
235 of 2,079 — 11%. That is the real size of the financeable, documented Florida market, and it is the number to hold in your head while a listing site tells you how big its index is. How this screen works →
By county
| County | Listings | Median asking | Median multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade | 273 | $305,000 | 2.8× |
| Broward | 270 | $269,000 | 2.6× |
| Palm Beach | 206 | $305,000 | 2.9× |
| Orange | 152 | $395,000 | 2.8× |
| Pinellas | 133 | $267,500 | 2.5× |
| Lee | 129 | $350,000 | 2.7× |
| Hillsborough | 125 | $309,500 | 2.4× |
| Sarasota | 76 | $289,500 | 2.7× |
| Duval | 65 | $250,000 | 2.7× |
| Collier | 56 | $349,500 | 2.8× |
| Seminole | 48 | $332,500 | 2.7× |
| Martin | 44 | $399,000 | 3.3× |
| Volusia | 43 | $350,000 | 2.4× |
| Manatee | 41 | $450,000 | 2.9× |
| St. Lucie | 38 | $351,375 | 3.4× |
| Lake | 38 | $244,000 | 2.4× |
| Pasco | 36 | $225,000 | 2.6× |
| Polk | 33 | $440,000 | 2.8× |
25 more counties have fewer than 30 active listings each; they are included in every statewide figure. 52 listings withhold their county entirely — a broker's confidentiality decision, counted statewide but mapped nowhere.
By industry
| Industry | Listings | Median asking | Median multiple |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 439 | $299,000 | 2.6× |
| Construction | 229 | $650,000 | 2.9× |
| Beauty & Personal Care | 166 | $155,000 | 2.4× |
| Medical & Health | 114 | $350,000 | 2.6× |
| Automotive | 88 | $412,500 | 3.1× |
| Lawn & Landscaping | 63 | $495,000 | 2.4× |
| Miscellaneous Retail | 58 | $250,000 | 2.1× |
| Real-Estate-Related | 46 | $1,400,000 | — |
| Liquor-Related | 45 | $575,000 | 3.9× |
| Distribution | 44 | $422,500 | 3.5× |
| Retail Food | 44 | $239,000 | 2.6× |
| Manufacturing | 41 | $974,450 | 4.6× |
| Cleaning | 36 | $247,500 | 2.3× |
| Ice Cream & Yogurt | 34 | $144,000 | 2.6× |
| Fitness | 33 | $150,000 | 2.9× |
| Marine Related | 31 | $648,500 | 5.2× |
| Pet Businesses | 30 | $172,500 | 2.6× |
69 more industries sit under the 30-listing floor and are included in the statewide figures.
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Every figure on this page is seller-reported and unaudited — the checks behind our statistics test arithmetic, not truth. Medians exclude placeholder prices under $10,000. How the screening works →