Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Beaufort County, SC
How Beaufort County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,567 of 2,210 scored counties
#28 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 290
- 117 chain locations (40%)
- Official establishments
- 163
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $172.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,094 a household
- Spending per listing
- $594K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.2
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 204,433
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Beaufort County comes to about $172.4M a year: $2,094 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 290 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $594K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Beaufort County has 290 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 117 are chain locations, or 40%, against 37% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.2, 51% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Beaufort County was 163 in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 505 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 118 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $973K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Beaufort County.
Population estimates show Beaufort County grew 8.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Beaufort County is 39 (lower middle), #1,567 of 2,210 scored counties and #28 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Beaufort County compares
The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Beaufort County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.2 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $594K | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 505 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,094 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $86,573 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 173 → 163−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,476
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $34.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 118Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 290117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 196The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $973K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Beaufort County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Beaufort County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 204,433+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 82,333
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 339
- Median household income
- $86,573+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,275
- Median home value
- $455,600
- Jobs located here
- 68,323
- Daytime population
- 193,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Beaufort County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dorchester County, SC | 86 | 63 | 10.0 | $1.9M | +10.1% | #61 of 2,210 |
| 2Jasper County, SC | 84 | 10 | 7.6 | $2.3M | +32.2% | #78 of 2,210 |
| 3Berkeley County, SC | 84 | 101 | 10.8 | $1.8M | +18.7% | #84 of 2,210 |
| 4Lancaster County, SC | 80 | 42 | 10.5 | $1.9M | +18.3% | #136 of 2,210 |
| 5York County, SC | 75 | 170 | 14.9 | $1.4M | +8.1% | #248 of 2,210 |
| 6Kershaw County, SC | 74 | 37 | 13.8 | $1.3M | +11.6% | #279 of 2,210 |
| 7Laurens County, SC | 73 | 24 | 8.9 | $1.8M | +6.2% | #287 of 2,210 |
| 8Oconee County, SC | 72 | 40 | 11.6 | $1.5M | +6.3% | #320 of 2,210 |
| 9Edgefield County, SC | 70 | 13 | 13.3 | $1.3M | +16.1% | #388 of 2,210 |
| 10Saluda County, SC | 69 | 5 | 6.5 | $2.5M | +4.1% | #393 of 2,210 |
| 28Beaufort County, SC | 39 | 290 | 35.2 | $594K | +8.9% | #1,567 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Beaufort County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry39
- Clothing and shoe stores39
- Laundromats80
- Dry cleaners53
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Beaufort County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 290 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Beaufort County. 117 of them (40%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Another 118 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Beaufort County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $172.4M a year, or $2,094 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 290 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $594K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,333 households in Beaufort County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beaufort County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Beaufort County has 35.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $594K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Beaufort County would have about 196, against 290 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 505 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Beaufort County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Beaufort County at 204,433 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,333 households. The median household income in Beaufort County is $86,573 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Beaufort County scores 39 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,567 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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