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Unincorporated Marion County, Marion County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in Unincorporated Marion County from DBPR's license files, by type, with new licenses by month.
Active licenses as of DBPR's extracts of Sep 28, 2026 (food service), Sep 28, 2026 (lodging) and Oct 1, 2026 (alcoholic beverages). New lodging licenses exclude vacation rentals, which have their own count.
New licenses
New licenses by monthUnincorporated Marion County12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 23; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 37
New food service and lodging licenses by the month DBPR approved them, from the new establishment files, initial licenses only. Alcoholic beverage licenses by the month first issued, licenses still active only, so earlier years understate openings. A month inside a published file with no new license is zero; a month no file covers is left blank. Closures recorded since the first extract: Food service 0, Lodging, except vacation rentals 0, Vacation rentals 0, Alcoholic beverages 0.
New licenses by month, last 12 months
| Month | Food service | Lodging, except vacation rentals | Vacation rentals | Alcoholic beverages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Oct 2025 | 5 | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 3 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Mar 2026 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 1 | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| May 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 4 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Aug 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 months | 23 | n/a | n/a | 37 |
n/a: no published file covers the month. See the explained gaps on the sources page.
Active licenses by type
| License type | Division | Code | Active | DBPR summary | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food service, non-seating | Food service | 2010-NOST | 23 | ||
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 187 | ||
| Catering | Food service | 2013-CATR | 5 | ||
| Hot dog cart | Food service | 2014-HTDG | 3 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 94 | ||
| Vending machine | Food service | 2015-VEND | 4 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 6 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 19 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 26 | ||
| Transient apartment | Lodging | 2003-TAPT | 5 | ||
| Bed and breakfast | Lodging | 2005-BNB | 1 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, collective | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-CLCT | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, group | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-GRP | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental condominium, single | Lodging | 2006-CNDO-SNGL | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 26 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, group | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-GRP | 5 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 192 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11C | 15 | ||
| Club, golf | Alcoholic beverages | 11CG | 8 | ||
| Railroad or transit | Alcoholic beverages | 12RT | 2 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 2 | ||
| Beer, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 1APS | 1 | ||
| Beer, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 1COP | 1 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 200 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 63 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 24 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 17 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), SA | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SA | 1 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 34 |
Temporary event food vendors are in DBPR's file but not its summary, and are not counted. An alcohol license is active at primary status 20, Current; DBPR publishes no current alcohol summary to compare with.
Hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts and transient apartments
Every active license of these types here, with the rental units DBPR records. Apartments, rooming houses and vacation rentals are counted above and listed in the county CSV.
| Name | Type | Address | Units | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWNE PLACE SUITES BY MARRIOTT OCALA | Hotel | 8125 SW HWY 200, OCALA 34481 | 125 | HOT5202483 |
| EVERHOME SUITES OCALA I-75 NORTH | Hotel | 1610 NW 35TH AVE RD, OCALA 34475 | 114 | HOT5202486 |
| HAMPTON INN & SUITES OCALA-BELLEVIEW | Hotel | 2075 SW HWY 484, OCALA 34473 | 109 | HOT5202474 |
| RODEWAY INN | Motel | 5751 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 99 | MOT5200117 |
| HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES | Hotel | 5360 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 75 | HOT5202471 |
| STAGE STOP MOTEL | Motel | 5131 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 75 | MOT5200253 |
| MICROTEL INN & SUITES | Hotel | 1770 SW 134 ST, OCALA 34473 | 63 | HOT5202445 |
| RED ROOF INN | Hotel | 120 NW 40 AVE, OCALA 34482 | 63 | HOT5202467 |
| OYO MUSTANG | Motel | 5001 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 56 | MOT5200130 |
| SUN PLAZA MOTEL | Motel | 5461 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 47 | MOT5200232 |
| RELAX INN | Motel | 5331 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 46 | MOT5200260 |
| SILVER RIVER INN | Motel | 5565 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 40 | MOT5200159 |
| ECONOMY LODGE | Motel | 5350 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 28 | MOT5200054 |
| MILL DAM LAKE RESORT | Motel | 18975 E HWY 40, SILVER SPRINGS 34488 | 26 | MOT5202416 |
| JOHNSON'S JOURNEY'S END MOTEL | Motel | 7710 NE JACKSONVILLE RD, OCALA 34479 | 25 | MOT5200248 |
| BUDGET INN | Motel | 2901 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 23 | MOT5202116 |
| SILVER PRINCESS MOTEL | Motel | 3041 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 23 | MOT5200163 |
| STEVEN MOTEL | Motel | 3231 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 16 | MOT5200211 |
| COUNTRYSIDE MOTEL OF OCALA LLC | Motel | 4224 NE JACKSONVILLE RD, OCALA 34479 | 14 | MOT5202418 |
| HILL TOP MOTEL | Motel | 5801 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34480 | 14 | MOT5200579 |
| ORANGE BLOSSOM MOTEL | Motel | 17575 US HWY 301 N, CITRA 32113 | 12 | MOT5201683 |
| SUNDAYS MOTEL | Motel | 3351 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 12 | MOT5200235 |
| GEORGIEâS LAKESIDE MOTEL | Motel | 5051 NW 191 PL, ORANGE LAKE 32681 | 10 | MOT5200250 |
| TALL PINES | Motel | 11565 SE COUNTY HWY 25, OKLAWAHA 32179 | 8 | MOT5200246 |
| COUNTRY CHALET INN | Motel | 14343 W HWY 40, OCALA 34481 | 7 | MOT5202412 |
| SHAMROCK THISTLE & CROWN | Bed and breakfast | 12971 SE CR 42, WEIRSDALE 32195 | 7 | BNB5201995 |
| LAKE KERR LODGE | Transient apartment | 24215 NE HWY 314, SALT SPRINGS 32134 | 5 | TAP5202451 |
| HORSESHOE LAKE PARK | Transient apartment | 23532 NE 110TH AVE, FT MCCOY 32134 | 4 | TAP5202442 |
| PINE GROVE TRAILER PARK | Transient apartment | 18681 N US HWY 441-30, REDDICK 32686 | 4 | TAP5201780 |
| GOLD IN NAPLES | Transient apartment | 8155 SW 200 CT, DUNNELLON 34431 | 1 | TAP5202507 |
| SHIMMERING OAKS | Transient apartment | 7285 NW HWY 320, MICANOPY 32667 | 1 | TAP5202514 |
Of 970 active licenses here, 900 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (584 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 70 by the city name as filed, where the address could not be placed. Unincorporated means outside every Census incorporated place in the county.
Sources on this page
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation: public food service license files, public lodging license files (Division of Hotels and Restaurants, one file per district, refreshed weekly) and the retail alcoholic beverage license file (Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco). Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- Validated against DBPR's own summaries on every build: the statewide license summary (HR400A, dated Oct 1, 2026) and the county license and unit summary (HR400C, dated Oct 1, 2026), by license type, within 1.5% or 15 licenses for the days between the weekly extract and the monthly summary. The retail alcohol file is compared with DBPR's all licensees file, series by series and county by county, exactly. The last alcohol count DBPR posted by county is dated July 1, 2021 and is carried in the published counts download.
- Locations. Every license address was geocoded with the US Census Bureau batch geocoder (current benchmark) and placed in a Census incorporated place (TIGERweb, retrieved 2026-10-01) by point in polygon. DBPR publishes no GIS layer of its licenses.
- Sources and methods.
Download the data
Marion County licenses CSV Every license, statewide (CSV, gzip) New licenses CSV (gzip) DBPR published counts CSV
One row per license with its type, status, address, county, geocoded coordinates, the city it was placed in and how. The new licenses file has every approval with its month; the published counts file has every figure from DBPR's summaries since 2017.