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Ocala, Marion County: licensed businesses
Active food service, lodging and alcoholic beverage licenses placed in Ocala 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 monthOcala12 months to Aug 2026: Food service 100; Lodging, except vacation rentals n/a; Vacation rentals n/a; Alcoholic beverages 30
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 | 12 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Oct 2025 | 9 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 9 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 11 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 7 | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| Mar 2026 | 13 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| Apr 2026 | 11 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
| May 2026 | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| Jun 2026 | 9 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 months | 100 | n/a | n/a | 30 |
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 | 39 | ||
| Food service, seating | Food service | 2010-SEAT | 359 | ||
| Catering | Food service | 2013-CATR | 12 | ||
| Hot dog cart | Food service | 2014-HTDG | 21 | ||
| Mobile food dispensing vehicle | Food service | 2014-MFDV | 163 | ||
| Vending machine | Food service | 2015-VEND | 12 | ||
| Hotel | Lodging | 2001-HOTL | 25 | ||
| Motel | Lodging | 2002-MOTL | 23 | ||
| Nontransient apartment | Lodging | 2003-NAPT | 115 | ||
| Transient apartment | Lodging | 2003-TAPT | 4 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, collective | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-CLCT | 2 | ||
| Vacation rental dwelling, single | Lodging | 2007-DWEL-SNGL | 28 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11C | 3 | ||
| Club, golf | Alcoholic beverages | 11CG | 1 | ||
| Club | Alcoholic beverages | 11PA | 3 | ||
| Caterer | Alcoholic beverages | 13CT | 7 | ||
| Beer, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 1APS | 1 | ||
| Beer and wine, package sales | Alcoholic beverages | 2APS | 136 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP | 67 | ||
| Beer and wine, consumption on premises, special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 2COP-SFS | 4 | ||
| Liquor package store (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 3PS | 21 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP | 16 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special hotel or motel | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-S | 8 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SBX | 2 | ||
| Liquor, consumption on premises (quota), special food service (restaurant) | Alcoholic beverages | 4COP-SFS | 75 | ||
| Series HBX | Alcoholic beverages | HBX | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIDING ACADEMY | Hotel | 1615 NW 81 TERR RD, OCALA 34482 | 390 | HOT5202485 |
| EQUESTRIAN HOTEL | Hotel | 8510 NW 17TH LN, OCALA 34482 | 248 | HOT5202481 |
| OCALA HILTON | Hotel | 3600 SW 36 AVE, OCALA 34474 | 198 | HOT5201252 |
| COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT OCALA | Hotel | 3712 SW 38TH AVE, OCALA 34474 | 169 | HOT5201373 |
| EQUUS INN | Motel | 3434 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA 34474 | 152 | MOT5201284 |
| BEST WESTERN OCALA PARK CENTRE | Hotel | 3701 SW 38TH AVENUE, OCALA 34474 | 140 | HOT5202449 |
| HOLIDAY INN & SUITES CONFERENCE CENTER | Hotel | 3600 SW 38TH AVE, OCALA 34474 | 133 | HOT5202470 |
| STAYBRIDGE SUITES OCALA | Hotel | 4627 NW BLITCHTON RD, OCALA 34482 | 132 | HOT5202487 |
| HOWARD JOHNSON | Motel | 3951 NW BLITCHTON RD, OCALA 34482 | 125 | MOT5200085 |
| EXTENDED STAY AMERICA SELECT SUITES | Hotel | 4120 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34470 | 124 | HOT5202472 |
| MOTEL 6 | Hotel | 3810 NW BLITCHTON RD, OCALA 34475 | 124 | HOT5200133 |
| PINE | Motel | 3340 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 120 | MOT5200101 |
| QUALITY INN AND SUITES MOTEL | Motel | 3767 NW BLITCHTON RD, OCALA 34475 | 120 | MOT5202417 |
| LA QUINTA INNS AND SUITES 988 | Hotel | 3530 SW 36 AVE, OCALA 34474 | 117 | HOT5202214 |
| HILTON GARDEN INN OCALA | Hotel | 120 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34471 | 107 | HOT5202480 |
| SPRINGHILL SUITES OCALA | Hotel | 4100 SW 40 ST, OCALA 34474 | 102 | HOT5202478 |
| HAMPTON INN & SUITES OCALA | Hotel | 3601 SW 38TH AVE, OCALA 34474 | 101 | HOT5202475 |
| STUDIO 6 | Hotel | 3620 W SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34475 | 100 | HOT5200145 |
| HOMEWOOD SUITES AT HEATHBROOK | Hotel | 4610 SW 49 RD, OCALA 34474 | 99 | HOT5202473 |
| FAIRFIELD INN AND SUITES OCALA | Hotel | 4101 SW 38 CT, OCALA 34474 | 96 | HOT5202244 |
| SUPER-8 OCALA | Motel | 3924 W SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34482 | 96 | MOT5200264 |
| AVID OCALA | Hotel | 1626 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 95 | HOT5202482 |
| COMFORT SUITES | Hotel | 3825 OLD BLITCHTON RD, OCALA 34475 | 89 | HOT5202469 |
| RESIDENCE INN | Hotel | 3610 SW 38 AVE, OCALA 34474 | 87 | HOT5202468 |
| HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES OCALA | Hotel | 3580 SW 38 AVE, OCALA 34474 | 76 | HOT5202477 |
| STAY APT SUITES OCALA | Hotel | 3509 W SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34475 | 75 | HOT5202484 |
| SLEEP INN & SUITES OCALA | Hotel | 13600 SW 17TH COURT, OCALA 34473 | 74 | HOT5202454 |
| CANDLEWOOD SUITES | Hotel | 3835 W. SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34482 | 73 | HOT5202479 |
| COUNTRY INN AND SUITES | Hotel | 3720 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA 34474 | 59 | HOT5202435 |
| COMFORT INN OCALA SILVER SPRINGS | Hotel | 1212 S PINE AVENUE, OCALA 34471 | 55 | HOT5202033 |
| ECONOMY INN | Motel | 3520 W SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34475 | 55 | MOT5200024 |
| BAYMONT BY WYNDHAM OCALA SUITES | Motel | 2430 NE 2 ST, OCALA 34470 | 40 | MOT5202415 |
| DAYS INN OCALA NORTH SPACE COAST HOSPITALITY LLC | Motel | 3811 NW BLITCHON RD, OCALA 34482 | 40 | MOT5200203 |
| ROYAL INN | Motel | 2900 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 36 | MOT5200007 |
| HOLIDAY MOTEL | Motel | 1048 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 32 | MOT5200138 |
| SILVER SPRINGS MOTEL | Motel | 4121 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34470 | 30 | MOT5200088 |
| ALAMO MOTEL | Motel | 2809 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34470 | 27 | MOT5200119 |
| SHANGRI-LA MOTEL | Motel | 2230 PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 27 | MOT5200244 |
| FRIENDSHIP INN | Motel | 2829 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34470 | 26 | MOT5200184 |
| PALMS MOTEL | Motel | 2340 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 22 | MOT5200106 |
| BUDGET HOST INN | Motel | 4013 NW BLITCHTON RD, OCALA 34475 | 21 | MOT5200122 |
| DOWNTOWN LODGE | Motel | 723 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 20 | MOT5200237 |
| OCALA COVE MOTEL LLC | Motel | 2210 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 19 | MOT5202414 |
| DIXIE MOTEL | Motel | 1539 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 17 | MOT5200252 |
| STAR MOTEL | Motel | 814 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 13 | MOT5200132 |
| TOWN PLAZA MOTEL | Motel | 1110 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 13 | MOT5200256 |
| SHAMROCK COVE INN LLC | Motel | 215 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34471 | 12 | MOT5200060 |
| SOUTHLAND MOTEL | Motel | 1260 E SILVER SPRINGS BLVD, OCALA 34470 | 12 | MOT5200210 |
| CASCADE OAKS APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 1660 NE 2 ST, OCALA 34470 | 10 | TAP5200911 |
| SUNBRITE APARTMENTS | Transient apartment | 612 - 626 NE 26 AVE, OCALA 34470 | 8 | TAP5200791 |
| CROSS COUNTRY MOTOR LODGE | Transient apartment | 5100 S PINE AVE, OCALA 34480 | 6 | TAP5202529 |
| CF HOMES LLC | Transient apartment | 13 NE 1 AVE, OCALA 34470 | 1 | TAP5202539 |
Of 1,148 active licenses here, 752 are placed in a city by their geocoded location (639 matched exactly by the Census geocoder) and 396 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.