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The biggest markets

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, December 25, 2005

The same 12 metropolitan areas grabbed the biggest share of furniture and bedding sales in 2005 as in 2004, with some shifting in the ranks. Both the District of Columbia and Boston metro areas moved down in the ranks, while Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta moved up a notch.

Together, the 12 metro areas accounted for 29% of U.S. furniture and bedding spending in 2005, a percentage that is expected to hold relatively steady through 2010. The New York tri-state area, the nation's largest metro for furniture sales, accounted for slightly more than 6% of all furniture and bedding sales in the country.

The biggest growth spurts are projected for the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta markets, with both expected to grow by 30%.

All of the other big markets that are expected to exceed the national average in sales growth also are in the South: Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas; Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla.; and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.

Top 12 markets
Furniture and bedding sales
in billions
	2005 estimated	2010 projected	% Change
Source: Easy Analytic Software and Furniture/Today market research
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y.-N.J. -Pa.	$5.0	$5.9	19 %
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, Calif.	3.0	3.7	23
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, Ill.-Ind.-Wis.	2.5	3.0	21
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pa.-N.J.-Del.-Md.	1.6	1.9	20
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas.	1.5	2.0	30
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.	1.5	1.9	26
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla.	1.4	1.8	26
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas	1.3	1.7	29
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Ga.	1.3	1.7	30
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Mass.-N.H.	1.3	1.5	18
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Mich.	1.2	1.5	18
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, Calif.	1.2	1.4	16

Where will the growth be?
Metros projected to exceed the national average in growth of furniture and bedding sales
Source: Easy Analytic Software and Furniture/Today market research
West
55		80 large
36	of	90 small
91		170 total
Northeast
7		45 large
9	of	49 small
16		94 total
Midwest
22		89 large
17	of	191 small
39		280 total
South
52		147 large
41	of	243 small
93		390 total

Small metros projected to have the fastest growth in furniture and bedding sales
in millions
	2005 estimated	2010 projected	% Change
Small metros, called Micropolitan areas by the Office of Management and Budget, have at least one urban cluster with a population of at least 10,000 but less than 50,000 Source: Easy Analytic Software and Furniture/Today market research
Palm Coast, Fla.	$19.9	$30.2	52 %
Heber, Utah	4.1	5.7	40
East Stroudsburg, Pa.	41.2	55.9	36
The Villages, Fla.	17.2	23.1	34
Kill Devil Hills, N.C.	10.2	13.6	34
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, Ariz.	46.9	62.9	34
Pahrump, Nev.	10.0	13.3	32
Dunn, N.C.	25.9	34.2	32
Granbury, Texas	14.7	19.3	32
Lexington Park, Md.	25.6	33.6	32
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.	11.2	14.8	31
Statesville-Mooresville, N.C.	36.8	48.3	31
Calhoun, Ga.	12.1	15.8	31
Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, S.C.	43.6	57.1	31
Bozeman, Mont.	20.5	26.8	31
Edwards, Colo.	15.0	19.5	30
Daphne-Fairhope, Ala.	42.6	55.4	30
Seaford, Del.	47.5	61.6	30
Clearlake, Calif.	17.5	22.7	29
Montrose, Colo.	9.5	12.4	29
Lake City, Fla.	15.6	20.2	29
Gillette, Wyo.	9.4	12.2	29
Gardnerville Ranchos, Nev.	12.9	16.7	29
Laconia, N.H.	17.3	22.4	29
Shelbyville, Tenn.	10.2	13.2	29

Major metropolitan areas projected to grow furniture and bedding sales faster than the national average
in millions
Metropolitan area	2005 estimated	2010 projected	% Change
Source: Easy Analytic Software and Furniture/Today market research
Greeley, Colo.	$54	$76	41%
St. George, Utah	25	35	41
Las Vegas-Paradise, Nev.	431	600	39
Naples-Marco Island, Fla.	90	124	38
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif.	847	1,156	36
Stockton, Calif.	148	201	36
Bend, Ore.	37	50	36
Gainesville, Ga.	39	52	35
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Fla.	152	205	35
McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, Texas	114	154	35
Raleigh-Cary, N.C.	262	352	34
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz.	965	1,293	34
Laredo, Texas	37	50	33
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, Wash.	53	71	33
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, Calif.	538	716	33
Merced, Calif.	48	64	33
Warner Robins, Ga.	33	43	33
Prescott, Ariz.	54	71	33
Modesto, Calif.	112	149	33
Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, Fla.	104	138	33
Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	134	178	32
Reno-Sparks, Nev.	106	141	32
Orlando, Fla.	493	651	32
Madera, Calif.	28	38	32
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark.-Mo.	100	132	32
Austin-Round Rock, Texas	384	505	31
Bakersfield, Calif.	160	210	31
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho	31	41	31
Ocala, Fla.	79	104	31
Hanford-Corcoran, Calif.	29	38	31
Punta Gorda, Fla.	48	63	30
Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas	69	90	30
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	1,506	1,961	30
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, N.C.-S.C.	410	534	30
Athens-Clarke County, Ga.	1,274	1,656	30
Jacksonville, Fla.	336	436	30
Redding, Calif.	47	61	30
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, Texas	1,302	1,685	29
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, Md.-W.Va.	66	86	29
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Fla.	202	261	29
Olympia, Wash.	63	81	29
Farmington, N.M.	27	35	29
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, S.C.	61	78	29
Yuma, Ariz.	39	51	29
Provo-Orem, Utah	79	102	29
Winchester, Va.-W.Va.	30	39	29
Yuba City, Calif.	35	45	29
Grand Junction, Colo.	34	44	29
Dover, Del.	36	46	28
Wilmington, N.C.	87	111	28
Fresno, Calif.	184	236	28
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Fla.	150	191	28
Visalia-Porterville, Calif.	79	101	28
Vero Beach, Fla.	37	48	28
Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	107	137	28
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Wash.	29	37	28
San Antonio, Texas	448	573	28
Sioux Falls, S.D.	55	70	28
Idaho Falls, Idaho	26	33	28
Anchorage, Alaska	93	118	27
Colorado Springs, Colo.	156	198	27
Lakeland, Fla.	137	174	27
Carson City, Nev.	16	20	27
Rochester, Minn.	49	62	27
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Fla.	136	173	27
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.	569	722	27
Bellingham, Wash.	48	61	27
Tucson, Ariz.	244	309	27
Ithaca, N.Y.	29	37	27%
Napa, Calif.	36	46	27
Dalton, Ga.	31	39	26
Tyler, Texas	49	62	26
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Fla.	1,432	1,810	26
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Fla.	745	941	26
Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.	75	95	26
Santa Fe, N.M.	39	50	26
Panama City-Lynn Haven, Fla.	43	55	26
El Centro, Calif.	29	36	26
Medford, Ore.	52	65	26
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, N.Y.	174	220	26
Madison, Wis.	157	198	26
Appleton, Wis.	57	72	26
Logan, Utah-Idaho	22	28	26
Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Fla.	50	62	26
Holland-Grand Haven, Mich.	64	80	26
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, D.C.-Va.-Md.-W.Va.	1,498	1,881	26
Salem, Ore.	92	115	26
Atlantic City, N.J.	71	90	26
State College, Pa.	38	48	25
Albuquerque, N.M.	204	255	25
Bloomington-Normal, Ill.	45	57	25
Ames, Iowa	23	29	25
Pueblo, Colo.	39	48	25
Des Moines, Iowa	144	180	25
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, Calif.	195	244	25
Huntsville, Ala.	103	129	25
Durham, N.C.	130	163	25
Ann Arbor, Mich.	103	129	25
Denver-Aurora, Colo.	659	824	25
College Station-Bryan, Texas	49	62	25
Lincoln, Neb.	79	99	25
Indianapolis, Ind.	453	566	25
Las Cruces, N.M.	41	51	25
Charleston-North Charleston, S.C.	155	194	25
Springfield, Mo.	105	131	25
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Va.-N.C.	439	547	25
Burlington, N.C.	38	47	24
Flagstaff, Ariz.	29	36	24
St. Cloud, Minn.	45	56	24
Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro, Tenn.	384	478	24
Sherman-Denison, Texas	31	38	24
York-Hanover, Pa.	109	136	24
Vallejo-Fairfield, Calif.	103	128	24
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	84	104	24
Lafayette, Ind.	51	63	24
Columbia, S.C.	186	230	24
Fairbanks, Alaska	23	28	24
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J.	216	267	24
Charlottesville, Va.	52	64	24
Kansas City, Mo.-Kans.	537	666	24
Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash.	65	81	24
Columbia, Mo.	43	53	24
Richmond, Va.	324	401	24
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Fla.	115	143	24
Greenville, N.C.	43	53	24
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, Calif.	759	939	24
Rockford, Ill.	90	111	24
Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa	219	270	24
Champaign-Urbana, Ill.	62	77	24
Salt Lake City, Utah	238	294	24
Columbus, Ohio	478	591	24
Honolulu, Hawaii	216	267	24
Monroe, Mich.	40	50	24
Iowa City, Iowa	39	49	24
Auburn-Opelika, Ala.	32	40	24

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