Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Laundromats in Charleston County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Charleston County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #199 of 785 scored counties
#9 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 27
- 1 chain location (4%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $381.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $2,130 a household
- Spending per listing
- $14.1M
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 436,200
- +6.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 laundromats in Charleston County. One of them (4%) is a chain location, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
At $2,130 per household (4% above the U.S. average), households in Charleston County spend about $381.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. That works out to $14.1M per laundromat, 13% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Charleston County in 2023. That is one for every 12,784 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Charleston County.
Population estimates show Charleston County grew 6.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Charleston County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #199 of 785 scored counties and #9 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Charleston 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 laundromats 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 | Charleston County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $14.1M | $15.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,784 | 20,365 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $2,130 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $88,494 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 44
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 271 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as coin-operated laundries in Charleston 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 Charleston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 436,200+6.4% since 2020
- Households
- 178,975
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 918 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 458
- Median household income
- $88,494+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $131,674
- Median home value
- $489,100
- Jobs located here
- 279,531
- Daytime population
- 508,326Residents 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 laundromats, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Charleston County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Berkeley County, SC | 82 | 8 | 0.9 | $22.7M | +18.7% | #50 of 785 |
| 2Dorchester County, SC | 81 | 5 | 0.8 | $24.4M | +10.1% | #54 of 785 |
| 3Lexington County, SC | 80 | 12 | 1.0 | $19.1M | +7.7% | #66 of 785 |
| 4Beaufort County, SC | 80 | 10 | 1.2 | $17.2M | +8.9% | #67 of 785 |
| 5Greenville County, SC | 73 | 24 | 1.1 | $17.9M | +10.6% | #126 of 785 |
| 6Aiken County, SC | 71 | 7 | 1.0 | $18.3M | +7.3% | #144 of 785 |
| 7York County, SC | 70 | 16 | 1.4 | $14.8M | +8.1% | #155 of 785 |
| 8Horry County, SC | 67 | 21 | 1.3 | $13.3M | +20.9% | #190 of 785 |
| 9Charleston County, SC | 66 | 27 | 1.5 | $14.1M | +6.4% | #199 of 785 |
| 10Anderson County, SC | 62 | 10 | 1.2 | $14.8M | +7.7% | #242 of 785 |
Other business types in Charleston 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 laundry36
- Clothing and shoe stores36
- Laundromats66
- Dry cleaners40
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Charleston County, SC?
There are 27 laundromats on map listings in Charleston County as of September 2026. One of them (4%) is a chain location. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Charleston County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $381.2M a year, or $2,130 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $14.1M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 178,975 households in Charleston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Charleston County, SC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Charleston County has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $14.1M, 13% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Charleston County would have about 31, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,784 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Charleston County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Charleston County at 436,200 people in 2025, up 6.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 178,975 households. The median household income in Charleston County is $88,494 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.2% 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. Charleston County scores 66 for laundromats (upper middle), #199 of 785 scored counties.
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