# Businesses for sale in Manatee County, Florida — market data

> 41 active listings in Manatee County: median asking $450,000, median SDE $213,694, and how many a lender could actually fund. Measured, not estimated.

Source: https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/manatee-county/

# Businesses for sale in Manatee County, Florida

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, Manatee County, Florida had **41** active business-for-sale listings on the Business Brokers of Florida MLS, with a median asking price of $450,000, median owner earnings (SDE) of $213,694, and a median asking multiple of 2.9× SDE; 11 of them (27%) could be funded by a lender at the asking price, and 10 (24%) clear every step of the screen. — Main Street Diligence, computed from the crawl of September 14, 2026. Seller-reported figures, unaudited.

- **41** active listings
- **$450,000** median asking price
- **$213,694** median owner earnings (SDE)
- **2.9×** median price ÷ SDE

Manatee County holds 41 of the 2,079 active Florida listings we track. The median asking price runs 36% above the statewide figure, and the median earnings multiple runs 7% above the statewide figure. A multiple is what you pay for each dollar the owner takes home — statewide the median is 2.7×.

## What a lender would say

Before you fall in love with a listing, run the test your lender will run. Across Manatee County:

- **41** active listings
- **32** **pay a manager** — still earn after a standardized $75,000 wage
- **11** **a lender could fund** — debt at asking ≤ 3.5× those earnings
- **10** **have a broker citing a document** — a tax return or P&L named behind the figures, not seen by us
- **10** **show more than one year** — a trend exists at all

Statewide, 11% survive. The steps are cumulative — each applies on top of the last, the way an acquirer actually works a market.

10 of Manatee County's 41 active listings (24%) clear every step — the shortlist a lender would actually entertain.

## What asking prices look like

| Asking price | Listings |
| --- | --- |
| Under $100K | 2 |
| $100K – $250K | 10 |
| $250K – $500K | 10 |
| $500K – $1M | 9 |
| $1M and up | 10 |

## How much of it is documented

Behind the headline figures: **35** listings say a tax return or P&L backs at least one year, **2** offer a broker's restatement, **3** assert numbers with nothing named behind them, and **1** publish too little to classify. A cited document means a broker typed the words into a form — nothing has been received, read or verified here. It is still the difference between a number with a paper trail and a number without one, and it is the first thing to ask any broker about.

## What's for sale, by industry

| Industry | Listings | Median asking |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Restaurants](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/restaurants/) | 11 | $375,000 |
| [Construction](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/construction/) | 9 | $1,200,000 |
| [Marine Related](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/marine-related/) | 4 | — |
| [Medical & Health](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/medical-related-biz/) | 3 | — |
| [Lawn & Landscaping](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/market/lawn-landscaping/) | 3 | — |
| Transportation | 2 | — |
| Child Care | 1 | — |
| Rental Business | 1 | — |

Rows without a link have too few listings for a page of their own; medians shown only at five or more. [See all of them in the app →](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/?county=Manatee)

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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 →](https://www.mainstreetdiligence.com/how-it-works/)