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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Edgefield County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Edgefield County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #388 of 2,210 scored counties
#9 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
13
4 chain locations (31%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,776 a household
Spending per listing
$1.3M
52% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.3
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
29,808
+16.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Edgefield County comes to about $17.4M a year: $1,776 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per business, 52% above the U.S. figure of $880K.

There are 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in Edgefield County as of September 2026. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 13.3 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Edgefield County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Edgefield County grew 16.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Edgefield County scores 70 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #388 of 2,210 scored counties and #9 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Edgefield 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.

Clothing, shoes and laundry in Edgefield County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureEdgefield CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.323.023.3
Spending per listing$1.3M$801K$880K
Households per official establishmentn/a9361,008
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−7.4%−12.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,776$1,838$2,055
Median household income$73,029$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score7040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
134 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
20The 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 Edgefield 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 Edgefield County

Population, 2025 estimate
29,808+16.1% since 2020
Households
9,768
Median age
42.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
501 sq. mi.
People per square mile
55
Median household income
$73,029+48.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,544
Median home value
$202,700
Jobs located here
5,910
Daytime population
21,597Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Clothing, shoes and laundry across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Edgefield County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Dorchester County, SC866310.0$1.9M+10.1%#61 of 2,210
2Jasper County, SC84107.6$2.3M+32.2%#78 of 2,210
3Berkeley County, SC8410110.8$1.8M+18.7%#84 of 2,210
4Lancaster County, SC804210.5$1.9M+18.3%#136 of 2,210
5York County, SC7517014.9$1.4M+8.1%#248 of 2,210
6Kershaw County, SC743713.8$1.3M+11.6%#279 of 2,210
7Laurens County, SC73248.9$1.8M+6.2%#287 of 2,210
8Oconee County, SC724011.6$1.5M+6.3%#320 of 2,210
9Edgefield County, SC701313.3$1.3M+16.1%#388 of 2,210
10Saluda County, SC6956.5$2.5M+4.1%#393 of 2,210

Other business types in Edgefield County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Edgefield County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Edgefield County. 4 of them (31%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Edgefield County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Edgefield County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $17.4M a year, or $1,776 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,768 households in Edgefield County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Edgefield County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?

Edgefield County has 13.3 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.3M, 52% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Edgefield County would have about 20, against 13 on map listings.

How fast is Edgefield County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Edgefield County at 29,808 people in 2025, up 16.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,768 households. The median household income in Edgefield County is $73,029 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 48.7% 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. Edgefield County scores 70 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #388 of 2,210 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses · All 56 business types in Edgefield County

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