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Broward County, FL — Pharmacies Saturation

How many pharmacies exist per person present — residents plus daytime workers — by ZIP code, compared with the U.S. average. Establishment data: Census ZBP 2023. Population: ACS 2024 5-year. 82 ZIP codes analyzed.

Includes: Pharmacies · Drug stores · Community & compounding pharmacies. Counted together because official statistics use one 446110 code.

Measured density: Range spans bands — 0.99× the U.S. rate (between 0.99× and 1.10× once withheld ZIP cells are counted)

Why a range: Census does not publish a ZIP-by-industry count when that ZIP has 0–2 businesses. 43 ZIP cells in this county are withheld, 14 of them with residents. Each could hold 0, 1, or 2 businesses: counting them all as 0 gives the low end, counting them all as 2 gives the high end — the data cannot say where the truth sits. The density range uses only the populated cells, since ZIPs without residents are excluded from per-person rates. How ranges work

In line with the U.S. rate   Broward County pharmacies — 99–110% of the U.S. rate

241 pharmacies are counted in Broward County — 1.0 per 10,000 people present (residents + daytime workers), 99% of the U.S. rate of 1.0.

On the comparable ZIP set (ZIPs with a published count in every year), the total has fallen 15% between 2015 and 2023 (274 → 232). That set is smaller than today's county total. 2020–2021 were pandemic-distorted, and Census rounds counts, so small moves are within noise.

Measured supply density is highest in 33305 (Fort Lauderdale), 33308 (Fort Lauderdale), 33351 (Fort Lauderdale) — well above the national rate. On measured density alone, the lowest-density residential ZIPs with a published count are 33319 (Fort Lauderdale), 33076 (Pompano Beach), 33023 (Hollywood).

Census County Business Patterns (2023) puts the county-wide count at 259 establishments, including locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA — so it can run slightly above the sum of the ZIP rows on this page. It is annual, so it lags more than QCEW.

Measured density: Broward County sits at 99% of the U.S. rate for pharmacies. 14 ZIPs with population have no published count (each 0–2 businesses), so the true per-capita rate is between 99% and 110% of the U.S. rate. Why. The highest measured density is in 33305 and 33308; the lowest measured density is in 33319 and 33076.

This is a supply-side read: it counts existing pharmacies and the people present, not foot traffic, income, rent, or whether locals want more. Treat low density as a question to check, not an answer.

Pharmacies
241–327
published count; upper bound counts each withheld ZIP cell as 2 (43 cells) (2023)
Per 10,000 present
1.0
residents + daytime workers
U.S. average
1.0
per 10,000 present
County index
0.99×
vs. U.S.
Latest year (CBP)
259
2023 — $224M annual payroll
Residents
1,977,129
53 ZIPs with data
Workers
774,635
jobs located in county

Is the area growing?

Population
2,037,472
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+4.8%
+93,975 people
Net migration 2024
+30,228
international +56,567, domestic −26,339
Jobs located here
870,923
LODES 2022, +2.8% since 2019

Broward County had an estimated 2,037,472 residents on July 1, 2024 — 4.8% more than in 2020 (+93,975). In the latest year it gained 34,686 people: births minus deaths +4,513, international migration +56,567, domestic migration −26,339. Components are published separately and may not sum exactly.

870,923 jobs were located in the county in 2022 (+2.8% since 2019), and 872,807 employed residents lived there (+1.1% since 2019). LODES counts wage and salary jobs covered by unemployment insurance plus federal jobs; it excludes the self-employed and military, and counts jobs rather than unique people. 2019→2022 spans the pandemic, so read it as one change, not a trend.

Population and migration say whether the customer base is growing. They do not say whether people want another business of this type. Definitions and limits →  ·  Full county detail →

ZIP gaining residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change
33301 Fort Lauderdale
+30.1%
33316 Fort Lauderdale
+27.7%
33319 Fort Lauderdale
+16.4%
ZIP losing residents
2015–19 → 2020–24
Change

No ZIP had a statistically significant decrease.

ACS 5-year estimates for 2015–2019 and 2020–2024. Only ZIPs with at least 2,000 residents in both windows and a change larger than the survey margin of error (90%) are listed — small ZIPs move a lot on paper without a real signal.

Nonemployer businesses (no paid employees)

Nonemployer businesses
173
no paid employees (2024)
Receipts
$23.7M
published gross receipts
Receipts per business
$137K
gross, not profit

Census Nonemployer Statistics counts businesses with no paid employees — a separate universe from the employer establishments counted above; a business is in one or the other, never both. They are not storefronts by definition: many are home-based, mobile, or part-time.

We show them beside the density index, not inside it. In categories such as nail and beauty salons, child care, and pet care, one-person businesses can outnumber employer establishments, so the employer-only count understates how many businesses exist. That is not evidence of higher demand.

Receipts are gross revenue reported for these businesses — not profit, and not the size of the local market. Census publishes this only at county level, so it is not shown on the ZIP map. See methodology.

Saturation map

Each ZIP area is shaded by its density of this business type per person present (residents + workers) vs. the U.S. average. Click any ZIP to zoom to its boundary, see its numbers, and switch to aerial imagery. Individual mapped shops appear as dots at street level — Show locations zooms you in to them (scroll or double-click to zoom).

Basemap:
Under 50% 50–100% 100–150% 150–250% 250%+ 0–2 (not published) / no data ZIP total (dot size) Mapped shop (OpenStreetMap, street level)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap.

White dots are ZIP totals from the official Census count — the bigger the dot, the more pharmacies in that ZIP. They are aggregated, not individual shops. Turquoise dots are individual locations mapped in OpenStreetMap, shown only at street level; they are crowd-sourced and indicative, may be incomplete, and do not equal the official counts. Only the official ZIP totals feed the saturation index.

Market trend — down 15% since 2015

Number of pharmacies in Broward County across 2015–2023, on a consistent set of ZIP codes present in every year — so changes are real, not ZIP-boundary artifacts. 2015/2018 are pre-pandemic baselines; 2020/2021 are COVID-distorted.

274
2015
264
2018
257
2020
255
2021
246
2022
232
2023

Highest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
33305 Fort Lauderdale
431%
33308 Fort Lauderdale
209%
33351 Fort Lauderdale
206%
33073 Pompano Beach
203%
33004 Dania
199%
33063 Pompano Beach
191%
33009 Hallandale
191%
33024 Hollywood
184%
33334 Fort Lauderdale
178%
33316 Fort Lauderdale
163%
33331 Fort Lauderdale
147%
33328 Fort Lauderdale
144%
33326 Fort Lauderdale
142%
33309 Fort Lauderdale
138%
33021 Hollywood
138%

Lowest measured density

ZIP
vs. U.S. average
Index
33319 Fort Lauderdale
50%
33076 Pompano Beach
60%
33023 Hollywood
63%
33060 Pompano Beach
69%
33313 Fort Lauderdale
72%
33025 Hollywood
77%
33064 Pompano Beach
79%
33312 Fort Lauderdale
79%
33020 Hollywood
83%
33065 Coral Springs
86%
33027 Hollywood
86%
33069 Pompano Beach
88%
33324 Fort Lauderdale
90%
33067 Pompano Beach
94%
33062 Pompano Beach
97%
Low measured density is not evidence of opportunity. A ZIP with few pharmacies may simply lack foot traffic, retail space, or demand. We rank only residential and mixed ZIPs here; employment hubs and visitor destinations are listed separately below. ZIPs where Census did not publish a count (0–2 businesses) are not ranked: they may be the least served of all, but the data cannot tell 0 from 1 or 2. Verify those locally.

All ZIP codes

Click a column header to sort. Index = pharmacies per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers) ÷ the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

ZIPNeighborhood ResidentsWorkersPharmacies Per 10kIndexStatus
33305Fort Lauderdale 13,2434,962 7 4.5 431% Very high density
33308Fort Lauderdale 27,93518,340 8 2.2 209% High density
33351Fort Lauderdale 36,36411,954 9 2.1 206% High density
33073Pompano Beach 33,83818,052 9 2.1 203% High density
33004Dania 17,09414,482 5 2.1 199% High density
33063Pompano Beach 55,46610,563 12 2.0 191% High density
33009Hallandale 44,50212,463 10 2.0 191% High density
33024Hollywood 76,58515,650 16 1.9 184% High density
33334Fort Lauderdale 30,93514,346 7 1.8 178% High density
33316Fort Lauderdale 12,43722,799 4 1.7 163% High density
33331Fort Lauderdale 24,89716,284 5 1.5 147% Above average
33328Fort Lauderdale 28,8519,669 5 1.5 144% Above average
33326Fort Lauderdale 33,88014,023 6 1.5 142% Above average
33309Fort Lauderdale 37,47551,402 9 1.4 138% Above average
33021Hollywood 48,46429,556 9 1.4 138% Above average
33026Hollywood 31,1728,658 5 1.4 136% Above average
33317Fort Lauderdale 37,95011,827 6 1.4 133% Above average
33321Fort Lauderdale 51,21611,152 7 1.2 119% Above average
33304Fort Lauderdale 18,33212,419 3 1.2 118% Above average
33442Deerfield Beach 31,29624,885 5 1.1 111% Above average
33441Deerfield Beach 30,15312,252 4 1.1 107% Above average
33311Fort Lauderdale 74,89814,386 9 1.1 106% Above average
33322Fort Lauderdale 41,12811,050 5 1.1 104% Above average
33029Hollywood 44,0707,762 5 1.0 101% Above average
33062Pompano Beach 24,92010,013 3 1.0 97% Below average
33067Pompano Beach 27,1887,321 3 1.0 94% Below average
33324Fort Lauderdale 50,15129,523 6 0.9 90% Below average
33069Pompano Beach 29,14529,283 4 0.9 88% Below average
33027Hollywood 65,11627,144 7 0.9 86% Below average
33065Coral Springs 58,91617,579 6 0.9 86% Below average
33020Hollywood 46,32224,027 5 0.9 83% Below average
33312Fort Lauderdale 52,79816,764 5 0.8 79% Below average
33064Pompano Beach 64,56317,834 6 0.8 79% Below average
33025Hollywood 76,96723,199 7 0.8 77% Below average
33313Fort Lauderdale 62,8078,552 5 0.7 72% Below average
33060Pompano Beach 37,2339,583 3 0.7 69% Below average
33023Hollywood 72,3449,432 5 0.6 63% Below average
33076Pompano Beach 44,9227,612 3 0.6 60% Below average
33319Fort Lauderdale 54,4506,837 3 0.5 50% Below average
33008Hallandale —95 0–2 — — Not published
33019Hollywood 14,2933,961 0–2 — — Not published
33022Hollywood 0149 0–2 — — Not published
33028Pembroke Pines 28,3977,822 0–2 — — Not published
33061Pompano Beach —26 0–2 — — Not published
33066Pompano Beach 16,719820 0–2 — — Not published
33068Pompano Beach 54,4395,223 0–2 — — Not published
33071Coral Springs 42,25510,431 0–2 — — Not published
33074Pompano Beach —23 0–2 — — Not published
33075Coral Springs —26 0–2 — — Not published
33077Pompano Beach —32 0–2 — — Not published
33081Hollywood —22 0–2 — — Not published
33082Pembroke Pines —38 0–2 — — Not published
33084Hollywood —47 0–2 — — Not published
33093Margate —33 0–2 — — Not published
33097Coconut Creek —155 0–2 — — Not published
33301Fort Lauderdale 19,50325,222 0–2 — — Not published
33302Fort Lauderdale —27 0–2 — — Not published
33303Fort Lauderdale —6 0–2 — — Not published
33306Fort Lauderdale 2,9784,715 0–2 — — Not published
33307Fort Lauderdale —21 0–2 — — Not published
33310Fort Lauderdale —166 0–2 — — Not published
33314Fort Lauderdale 31,06720,648 0–2 — — Not published
33315Fort Lauderdale 13,64521,304 0–2 — — Not published
33318Fort Lauderdale —25 0–2 — — Not published
33320Fort Lauderdale —266 0–2 — — Not published
33323Fort Lauderdale 23,58930,886 0–2 — — Not published
33325Fort Lauderdale 32,39910,182 0–2 — — Not published
33327Fort Lauderdale 23,2032,339 0–2 — — Not published
33329Fort Lauderdale —62 0–2 — — Not published
33330Fort Lauderdale 13,6994,961 0–2 — — Not published
33332Fort Lauderdale 10,9202,482 0–2 — — Not published
33335Fort Lauderdale —143 0–2 — — Not published
33337Fort Lauderdale —7 0–2 — — Not published
33338Fort Lauderdale —23 0–2 — — Not published
33339Fort Lauderdale —35 0–2 — — Not published
33345Fort Lauderdale —58 0–2 — — Not published
33346Fort Lauderdale —37 0–2 — — Not published
33355Fort Lauderdale —30 0–2 — — Not published
33359Fort Lauderdale —54 0–2 — — Not published
33388Plantation 01,162 0–2 — — Not published
33394Fort Lauderdale —2,947 0–2 — — Not published
33443Deerfield Beach —28 0–2 — — Not published

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Methodology & sources

Establishments. U.S. Census ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP 2023), NAICS 446110 — pharmacies & drug stores. Counts establishments with paid employees. ZBP is published annually with a ~2-year lag.

Fresh county signal. This industry has no clean QCEW series, so the freshest county signal is Census County Business Patterns 2023: 259 establishments and $224M in annual payroll county-wide. This count includes locations in ZIP codes that do not map to a ZCTA, so it can be slightly higher than the sum of the ZIP rows. CBP is annual and slower than QCEW. It cannot be broken down by ZIP.

Population. U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year ZCTA population (table B01003). Workers are the ZIP's total employment from the same 2023 ZBP file.

Demand ("people present"). Demand comes from residents and daytime workers: residents + 0.5 × workers. This is the single documented assumption in the model and can be tuned.

Index. index = (ZIP establishments ÷ ZIP demand × 10,000) ÷ the U.S. average for this industry (1.03 per 10,000 present). It is a supply-side density measure; it does not capture income, rent, tourism, or whether locals actually want more.

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