# Florida business-for-sale market data > What 2,079 active Florida business listings actually look like — prices, owner earnings, multiples and financeability by county and industry. Measured weekly, not estimated. Source: https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/ # 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". - **2,079** active listings - **$330,000** median asking price - **$139,434** median owner earnings (SDE) - **2.7×** median price ÷ SDE ## The whole state, through a lender's screen - **2,079** active listings - **1,230** **pay a manager** — still earn after a standardized $75,000 wage - **375** **a lender could fund** — debt at asking ≤ 3.5× those earnings - **290** **have a broker citing a document** — a tax return or P&L named behind the figures, not seen by us - **235** **show 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 →](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/how-it-works/) ## By county | County | Listings | Median asking | Median multiple | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Miami-Dade](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/miami-dade-county/) | 273 | $305,000 | 2.8× | | [Broward](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/broward-county/) | 270 | $269,000 | 2.6× | | [Palm Beach](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/palm-beach-county/) | 206 | $305,000 | 2.9× | | [Orange](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/orange-county/) | 152 | $395,000 | 2.8× | | [Pinellas](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/pinellas-county/) | 133 | $267,500 | 2.5× | | [Lee](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/lee-county/) | 129 | $350,000 | 2.7× | | [Hillsborough](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/hillsborough-county/) | 125 | $309,500 | 2.4× | | [Sarasota](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/sarasota-county/) | 76 | $289,500 | 2.7× | | [Duval](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/duval-county/) | 65 | $250,000 | 2.7× | | [Collier](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/collier-county/) | 56 | $349,500 | 2.8× | | [Seminole](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/seminole-county/) | 48 | $332,500 | 2.7× | | [Martin](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/martin-county/) | 44 | $399,000 | 3.3× | | [Volusia](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/volusia-county/) | 43 | $350,000 | 2.4× | | [Manatee](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/manatee-county/) | 41 | $450,000 | 2.9× | | [St. Lucie](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/saint-lucie-county/) | 38 | $351,375 | 3.4× | | [Lake](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/lake-county/) | 38 | $244,000 | 2.4× | | [Pasco](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/pasco-county/) | 36 | $225,000 | 2.6× | | [Polk](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/polk-county/) | 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](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/restaurants/) | 439 | $299,000 | 2.6× | | [Construction](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/construction/) | 229 | $650,000 | 2.9× | | [Beauty & Personal Care](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/beauty-personal-care/) | 166 | $155,000 | 2.4× | | [Medical & Health](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/medical-related-biz/) | 114 | $350,000 | 2.6× | | [Automotive](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/automotive/) | 88 | $412,500 | 3.1× | | [Lawn & Landscaping](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/lawn-landscaping/) | 63 | $495,000 | 2.4× | | [Miscellaneous Retail](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/retail-miscellaneous/) | 58 | $250,000 | 2.1× | | [Real-Estate-Related](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/real-property-rltd/) | 46 | $1,400,000 | — | | [Liquor-Related](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/liquor-related-biz/) | 45 | $575,000 | 3.9× | | [Distribution](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/distribution/) | 44 | $422,500 | 3.5× | | [Retail Food](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/food-business-retail/) | 44 | $239,000 | 2.6× | | [Manufacturing](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/manufacturing/) | 41 | $974,450 | 4.6× | | [Cleaning](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/cleaning/) | 36 | $247,500 | 2.3× | | [Ice Cream & Yogurt](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/ice-cream-yogurt-ice/) | 34 | $144,000 | 2.6× | | [Fitness](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/fitness/) | 33 | $150,000 | 2.9× | | [Marine Related](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/marine-related/) | 31 | $648,500 | 5.2× | | [Pet Businesses](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/animals-pets/) | 30 | $172,500 | 2.6× | 69 more industries sit under the 30-listing floor and are included in the statewide figures. --- [Search the listings](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/) [What can I afford?](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/how-much-cash-to-buy-a-business/) [What multiples mean](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/small-business-valuation-multiples/) [How the screening works](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/how-it-works/) 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 →](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/how-it-works/)