Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Dry cleaners in Florence County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for dry cleaners in Florence County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 12 out of 100: Low
Ranked #496 of 507 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 11
- 3 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $89.9M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,700 a household
- Spending per listing
- $8.2M
- 48% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.1
- 62% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 138,504
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for dry cleaners in Florence County is 12 (low), #496 of 507 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Florence County spend about $89.9M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,700 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 11 dry cleaners, that is $8.2M per shop, 48% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only dry cleaners.
Florence County has 11 dry cleaners on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 27%, against 23% across the U.S. That is 2.1 per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for dry cleaning and laundry services in Florence County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Florence County grew 1.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Florence 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 | Florence County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Spending per listing | $8.2M | $14.9M | $15.7M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 9,540 | 8,177 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −11.9% | −18.7% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,700 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $58,305 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 12 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 113 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 6The 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 Florence 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 Florence County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 138,504+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 52,856
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 801 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $58,305+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,478
- Median home value
- $177,900
- Jobs located here
- 69,647
- Daytime population
- 148,526Residents 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 |
| 16Florence County, SC | 12 | 11 | 2.1 | $8.2M | +1.2% | #496 of 507 |
Other business types in Florence 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 laundry19
- Clothing and shoe stores19
- Laundromats32
- Dry cleaners12
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many dry cleaners are in Florence County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 dry cleaners in Florence County. 3 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count dry cleaners. No official count is published for dry cleaning and laundry services in Florence County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Florence County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $89.9M a year, or $1,700 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 dry cleaners on map listings, it comes to $8.2M 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 52,856 households in Florence County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Florence County, SC compare with the U.S. for dry cleaners?
Florence County has 2.1 dry cleaners per 10,000 households, 62% above the U.S. rate of 1.3. Spending per shop is $8.2M, 48% below the U.S. figure of $15.7M. At the U.S. ratio of dry cleaners to household spending, Florence County would have about 6, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Florence County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Florence County at 138,504 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,856 households. Median household income in Florence County is $58,305, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.9%, 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. Florence County scores 12 for dry cleaners (low), #496 of 507 scored counties.
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