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Dry cleaners in Aiken County, SC
The dry cleaners in Aiken County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #37 of 507 scored counties
#3 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 1 chain location (20%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $128.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,834 a household
- Spending per listing
- $25.6M
- 64% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.7
- 46% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,515
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Aiken County is 75 (high), #37 of 507 scored counties and #3 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Aiken County comes to about $128.2M a year: $1,834 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $25.6M per shop, 64% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in Aiken County as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.7 for every 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in Aiken County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 17,479 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Aiken County grew 7.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Aiken 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 dry cleaners 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 | Aiken County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $25.6M | $14.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 17,479 | 9,540 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,834 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,609 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 51 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 dry cleaning and laundry services in Aiken 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 Aiken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,515+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 69,916
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,071 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $70,609+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,371
- Median home value
- $218,000
- Jobs located here
- 65,453
- Daytime population
- 171,299Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 85 | 6 | 0.6 | $30.2M | +18.7% | #5 of 507 |
| 2Dorchester County, SC | 77 | 5 | 0.8 | $24.4M | +10.1% | #32 of 507 |
| 3Aiken County, SC | 75 | 5 | 0.7 | $25.6M | +7.3% | #37 of 507 |
| 4Anderson County, SC | 66 | 7 | 0.8 | $21.2M | +7.7% | #91 of 507 |
| 5Spartanburg County, SC | 64 | 11 | 0.8 | $21.1M | +15.6% | #118 of 507 |
| 6Horry County, SC | 63 | 14 | 0.9 | $20M | +20.9% | #130 of 507 |
| 7York County, SC | 61 | 14 | 1.2 | $17M | +8.1% | #154 of 507 |
| 8Beaufort County, SC | 53 | 10 | 1.2 | $17.2M | +8.9% | #232 of 507 |
| 9Greenville County, SC | 47 | 36 | 1.6 | $11.9M | +10.6% | #292 of 507 |
| 10Lancaster County, SC | 43 | 8 | 2.0 | $9.8M | +18.3% | #327 of 507 |
Other business types in Aiken 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 laundry57
- Clothing and shoe stores56
- Laundromats71
- Dry cleaners75
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Aiken County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 5 dry cleaners in Aiken County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count dry cleaners. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as dry cleaning and laundry services in 2023.
How much do households in Aiken County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $128.2M a year, or $1,834 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $25.6M per shop. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,916 households in Aiken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aiken County, SC compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Aiken County has 0.7 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 46% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $25.6M, 64% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Aiken County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 17,479 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S.
How fast is Aiken County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Aiken County at 181,515 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,916 households. Median household income in Aiken County is $70,609, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Aiken County scores 75 for dry cleaners (high), #37 of 507 scored counties.
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