Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Richland County, SC
How Richland 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,599 of 2,210 scored counties
#29 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 423
- 177 chain locations (42%)
- Official establishments
- 180
- −15.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $304.5M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,813 a household
- Spending per listing
- $720K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 434,956
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,813 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $304.5M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That is about $720K of household spending for each business on map listings, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K.
Richland County has 423 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 177 of them (42%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That is 25.2 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 180 businesses with payroll in Richland County classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 15.9% from 2019. That is one for every 933 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Official counts also show 363 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Richland County.
Population estimates show Richland County grew 4.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Richland County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,599 of 2,210 scored counties and #29 of 42 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Richland 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 | Richland County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $720K | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 933 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −15.9% | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,813 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $63,784 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 214 → 180−15.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,438
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $85.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 363Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 423177 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 346The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Richland 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 Richland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 434,956+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 167,961
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 757 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 557
- Median household income
- $63,784+16.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,966
- Median home value
- $242,800
- Jobs located here
- 234,516
- Daytime population
- 484,051Residents 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 Richland 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 |
| 29Richland County, SC | 38 | 423 | 25.2 | $720K | +4.6% | #1,599 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Richland 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 laundry38
- Clothing and shoe stores40
- Laundromats58
- Dry cleaners32
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Richland County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 423 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Richland County. 177 of them (42%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 180 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 15.9% from 2019. Another 363 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Richland County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $304.5M a year, or $1,813 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 423 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $720K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 167,961 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Richland County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Richland County has 25.2 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $720K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Richland County would have about 346, against 423 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 933 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 15.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Richland County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Richland County at 434,956 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 167,961 households. The median household income in Richland County is $63,784 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.5% 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. Richland County scores 38 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (lower middle), #1,599 of 2,210 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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