Clothing and laundry · Metro area · South Carolina
Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Spartanburg, SC metro area
How the Spartanburg, SC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #170 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 284
- 95 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 106
- −17.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $249.4M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $878K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 407,656
- +14.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in the Spartanburg metro area comes to about $249.4M a year: $1,741 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $878K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K.
There are 284 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings in the Spartanburg metro area as of September 2026. 95 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 19.8 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 106 businesses with payroll in the Spartanburg metro area classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners, down 17.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. Another 318 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Spartanburg metro area grew 14.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Spartanburg metro area scores 55 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, ranking #170 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Spartanburg metro area 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 | Spartanburg metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 23.0 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $878K | $801K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,352 | 936 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −17.9% | −7.4% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,741 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $64,382 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106−17.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,229
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 318Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28495 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 283The 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 the Spartanburg metro area, 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 the Spartanburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 407,656+14.3% since 2020
- Households
- 143,283
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,322 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 283
- Median household income
- $64,382
- Average household income
- $85,260
- Median home value
- $225,000
- Jobs located here
- 167,419
- Daytime population
- 371,898Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Spartanburg metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 59 | 760 | 19.8 | $936K | +9.0% | #134 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 59 | 2,378 | 22.1 | $926K | +10.1% | #135 of 387 |
| 2Spartanburg, SC | 55 | 284 | 19.8 | $878K | +14.3% | #170 of 387 |
| 3Columbia, SC | 45 | 727 | 21.4 | $851K | +6.0% | #240 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 42 | 545 | 23.5 | $781K | +4.7% | #260 of 387 |
| 4Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 42 | 992 | 29.5 | $690K | +10.7% | #262 of 387 |
| 5Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 39 | 300 | 31.4 | $651K | +12.0% | #278 of 387 |
| 6Sumter, SC | 28 | 88 | 21.4 | $775K | −0.3% | #328 of 387 |
| 7Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 26 | 570 | 35.9 | $490K | +20.9% | #341 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 14 | 230 | 29.3 | $572K | +0.9% | #378 of 387 |
Other business types in the Spartanburg metro area
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 laundry55
- Clothing and shoe stores55
- Laundromats56
- Dry cleaners58
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in the Spartanburg, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 284 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in the Spartanburg metro area. 95 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in 2023, down 17.9% from 2019. Official counts list 318 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Spartanburg, SC metro area spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $249.4M a year, or $1,741 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 284 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $878K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 143,283 households in the Spartanburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Spartanburg, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
The Spartanburg metro area has 19.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $878K, in line with the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, the Spartanburg metro area would have about 283, against 284 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,352 households, against one for every 1,008 across the U.S. The official count fell 17.9% from 2019 to 2023, against −12.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Spartanburg, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Spartanburg metro area at 407,656 people in 2025, up 14.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 143,283 households. The median household income in the Spartanburg metro area is $64,382 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Spartanburg metro area scores 55 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #170 of 387 scored metro areas.
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