Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Darlington County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Darlington County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,510 of 2,210 scored counties
#27 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 47
- 6 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $41.6M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,628 a household
- Spending per listing
- $885K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.4
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,888
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,628 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Darlington County spend about $41.6M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $885K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
Darlington County has 47 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 18.4 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Darlington County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. That is one for every 2,324 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts list 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Darlington County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Darlington County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,510 of 2,210 scored counties and #27 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Darlington 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 | Darlington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.4 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $885K | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,324 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,628 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $48,581 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 31
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $858K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 50Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 476 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 47The 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 Darlington 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 Darlington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,888+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 25,561
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 561 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $48,581+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,762
- Median home value
- $158,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,095
- Daytime population
- 56,282Residents 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 Darlington 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 |
| 27Darlington County, SC | 40 | 47 | 18.4 | $885K | +0.1% | #1,510 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Darlington 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 laundry40
- Clothing and shoe stores38
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Darlington County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 47 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Darlington County. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Official counts also show 50 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Darlington County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $41.6M a year, or $1,628 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $885K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,561 households in Darlington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darlington County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Darlington County has 18.4 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $885K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,324 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Darlington County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Darlington County at 62,888 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,561 households. The median household income in Darlington County is $48,581 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Darlington County scores 40 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,510 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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