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Dry cleaners in Dorchester County, SC
The dry cleaners in Dorchester County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #32 of 507 scored counties
#2 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 5
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $121.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $24.4M
- 56% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 0.8
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
For dry cleaners, Dorchester County has a Groundwork market score of 77 (high): #32 of 507 scored counties and #2 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for dry cleaners.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 dry cleaners in Dorchester County. None of them are chain locations, against 23% across the U.S. That comes to 0.8 for every 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Dorchester County comes to about $121.9M a year: $1,929 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 5 dry cleaners, that is $24.4M per shop, 56% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which dry cleaners share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 4 businesses with payroll in Dorchester County classed as dry cleaning and laundry services. That is one for every 15,795 households, against one for every 8,177 across the U.S. 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 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $24.4M | $14.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 15,795 | 9,540 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.9% | −18.7% |
| 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 | 77 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $653K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50 chain locations
- 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 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 dry cleaners, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 dry cleaners are in Dorchester County, SC?
There are 5 dry cleaners on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. 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 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 5 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $24.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners. 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 dry cleaners?
Dorchester County has 0.8 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $24.4M, 56% above the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the national ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 8, against 5 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,795 households, against one for every 8,177 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 77 for dry cleaners (high), #32 of 507 scored counties.
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