Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Georgetown County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Georgetown County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,855 of 2,210 scored counties
#31 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 87
- 15 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +30.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $50.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,859 a household
- Spending per listing
- $580K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.1
- 38% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,912
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Georgetown County is 30 (lower middle), #1,855 of 2,210 scored counties and #31 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 87 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Georgetown County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 17%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 32.1 for every 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Georgetown County comes to about $50.4M a year: $1,859 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $580K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Georgetown County was 51 in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. That is one for every 532 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $66K have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Georgetown County. Population estimates put the population change in Georgetown County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Georgetown 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 | Georgetown County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.1 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $580K | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 532 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.8% | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,859 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $68,713 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 51+30.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 247
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8715 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $66K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Georgetown 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 Georgetown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,912+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,129
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,713+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,202
- Median home value
- $289,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,133
- Daytime population
- 61,754Residents 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 Georgetown 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 |
| 31Georgetown County, SC | 30 | 87 | 32.1 | $580K | +3.8% | #1,855 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Georgetown 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 laundry30
- Clothing and shoe stores31
- Laundromats41
- Dry cleaners24
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Georgetown County, SC?
Georgetown County has 87 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, up 30.8% from 2019. Another 56 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Georgetown County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $50.4M a year, or $1,859 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 87 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $580K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,129 households in Georgetown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Georgetown County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Georgetown County has 32.1 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 38% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $580K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Georgetown County would have about 57, against 87 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 532 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.8% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Georgetown County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Georgetown County at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in Georgetown County is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.8%, 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. Georgetown County scores 30 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,855 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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