Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Greenwood County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Greenwood County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,945 of 2,210 scored counties
#38 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 63
- 17 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −17.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,614 a household
- Spending per listing
- $714K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,379
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
Greenwood County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #1,945 of 2,210 scored counties and #38 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Greenwood County. 17 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 22.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Greenwood County comes to about $45M a year: $1,614 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $714K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% 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 Greenwood County was 28 in 2023, down 17.6% from 2019. That is one for every 996 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Population estimates show Greenwood County grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Greenwood 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 | Greenwood County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $714K | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 996 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.6% | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,614 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $52,830 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34 → 28−17.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 263
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 51The 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 Greenwood 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 Greenwood County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,379+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 27,884
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 153
- Median household income
- $52,830+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,042
- Median home value
- $180,500
- Jobs located here
- 29,140
- Daytime population
- 68,312Residents 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 Greenwood 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 |
| 38Greenwood County, SC | 26 | 63 | 22.6 | $714K | +1.5% | #1,945 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Greenwood 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 laundry26
- Clothing and shoe stores27
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Greenwood County, SC?
Greenwood County has 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 17.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greenwood County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $45M a year, or $1,614 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 63 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $714K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,884 households in Greenwood County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenwood County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Greenwood County has 22.6 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $714K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the national ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Greenwood County would have about 51, against 63 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 996 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.6% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Greenwood County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenwood County at 70,379 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,884 households. Median household income in Greenwood County is $52,830, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.8%, 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. Greenwood County scores 26 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,945 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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