Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dorchester County, SC
How Dorchester 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 86 out of 100: High
Ranked #61 of 2,210 scored counties
#1 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 63
- 7 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $121.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 10.0
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Dorchester County scores 86 (high) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #61 of 2,210 scored counties and #1 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses.
Households in Dorchester County spend about $121.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,929 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, that is $1.9M per business, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K.
Dorchester County has 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 10.0 per 10,000 households, 57% below 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 Dorchester County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 4,212 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dorchester County. Population estimates put the population change in Dorchester County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 10.0 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,212 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,929 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 86 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 128Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 637 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 138The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents 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 Dorchester 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 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 laundry86
- Clothing and shoe stores88
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners77
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Dorchester County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Dorchester County. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023. Another 128 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $121.9M a year, or $1,929 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Dorchester County has 10.0 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.9M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 138, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,212 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 86 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (high), #61 of 2,210 scored counties.
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