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Clothing and shoe stores in Dorchester County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing and shoe stores in Dorchester County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 88 out of 100: High
Ranked #43 of 2,087 scored counties
#1 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 42
- 6 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $121.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 2.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.6
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
For clothing and shoe stores, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 88 (high): #43 of 2,087 scored counties and #1 of 40 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for clothing and shoe stores.
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 clothing and shoe stores in Dorchester County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 44% across the U.S. That is 6.6 per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2.
Households in Dorchester County spend about $121.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,929 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.9M per store, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which clothing and shoe stores share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dorchester County was 11 in 2023. That is one for every 5,744 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dorchester County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dorchester County grew 10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dorchester 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 and shoe stores 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.6 | 17.3 | 16.2 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $1.1M | $1.3M |
| Households per official establishment | 5,744 | 1,093 | 1,273 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −7.5% | −12.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,929 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 88 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 80
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 125Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 426 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents 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 and shoe stores, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dorchester County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dorchester County, SC | 88 | 42 | 6.6 | $2.9M | +10.1% | #43 of 2,087 |
| 2Berkeley County, SC | 84 | 70 | 7.5 | $2.6M | +18.7% | #93 of 2,087 |
| 3Jasper County, SC | 83 | 7 | 5.3 | $3.3M | +32.2% | #106 of 2,087 |
| 4Lancaster County, SC | 83 | 27 | 6.7 | $2.9M | +18.3% | #111 of 2,087 |
| 5York County, SC | 80 | 116 | 10.2 | $2M | +8.1% | #162 of 2,087 |
| 6Kershaw County, SC | 74 | 27 | 10.0 | $1.8M | +11.6% | #270 of 2,087 |
| 7Laurens County, SC | 70 | 20 | 7.4 | $2.2M | +6.2% | #379 of 2,087 |
| 8Oconee County, SC | 69 | 31 | 9.0 | $2M | +6.3% | #408 of 2,087 |
| 9Edgefield County, SC | 65 | 11 | 11.3 | $1.6M | +16.1% | #535 of 2,087 |
| 10Pickens County, SC | 61 | 58 | 11.1 | $1.6M | +5.7% | #655 of 2,087 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 laundry86
- Clothing and shoe stores88
- Laundromats81
- Dry cleaners77
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing and shoe stores are in Dorchester County, SC?
Dorchester County has 42 clothing and shoe stores on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and accessory stores and boutiques. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as clothing and shoe stores in 2023. Official counts also show 125 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $121.9M a year, or $1,929 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 clothing and shoe stores on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per store. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only clothing and shoe stores. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for clothing and shoe stores?
Dorchester County has 6.6 clothing and shoe stores per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 16.2. Spending per store is $2.9M, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $1.3M. At the national ratio of clothing and shoe stores to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 96, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,744 households, against one for every 1,273 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 88 for clothing and shoe stores (high), #43 of 2,087 scored counties.
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