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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cherokee County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cherokee County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,080 of 2,210 scored counties
#41 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 64
- 38 chain locations (59%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −30.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,564 a household
- Spending per listing
- $539K
- 39% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.0
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,275
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Cherokee County scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #2,080 of 2,210 scored counties and #41 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Cherokee County. Chain locations make up 59% of them, against 37% across the U.S. That is 29.0 per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Households in Cherokee County spend about $34.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,564 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $539K per business, 39% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cherokee County in 2023, down 30.0% from 2019. That is one for every 630 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Cherokee 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 | Cherokee County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.0 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $539K | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 630 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −30.0% | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,564 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $50,288 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50 → 35−30.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6438 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 39The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,275+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 22,063
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 393 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 144
- Median household income
- $50,288+36.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,479
- Median home value
- $142,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,680
- Daytime population
- 47,816Residents 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 Cherokee 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 |
| 41Cherokee County, SC | 20 | 64 | 29.0 | $539K | +3.7% | #2,080 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 laundry20
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Cherokee County, SC?
Cherokee County has 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (59%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 30.0% from 2019. Another 37 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Cherokee County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $34.5M a year, or $1,564 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $539K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,063 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Cherokee County has 29.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $539K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 39, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 630 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 30.0% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cherokee County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 58,275 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,063 households. Median household income in Cherokee County is $50,288, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.3%, 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. Cherokee County scores 20 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (low), #2,080 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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