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Laundromats in Darlington County, SC

How Darlington County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for laundromats: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$41.6M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,628 a household
Spending per listing
$13.9M
11% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
62,888
+0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 3 laundromats in Darlington County. That is 1.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Darlington County comes to about $41.6M a year: $1,628 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $13.9M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 11% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Darlington County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Darlington County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 laundromats on map listings, Darlington County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Darlington 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.

Laundromats in Darlington County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDarlington CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.21.21.6
Spending per listing$13.9M$15.8M$12.5M
Households per official establishmentn/a20,36511,865
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.1%+3.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,628$1,838$2,055
Median household income$48,581$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored68

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
30 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 coin-operated laundries in Darlington 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 Darlington County

Population, 2025 estimate
62,888+0.1% since 2020
Households
25,561
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
561 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$48,581+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,762
Median home value
$158,200
Jobs located here
21,095
Daytime population
56,282Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Laundromats across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for laundromats, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Darlington County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for laundromats by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Berkeley County, SC8280.9$22.7M+18.7%#50 of 785
2Dorchester County, SC8150.8$24.4M+10.1%#54 of 785
3Lexington County, SC80121.0$19.1M+7.7%#66 of 785
4Beaufort County, SC80101.2$17.2M+8.9%#67 of 785
5Greenville County, SC73241.1$17.9M+10.6%#126 of 785
6Aiken County, SC7171.0$18.3M+7.3%#144 of 785
7York County, SC70161.4$14.8M+8.1%#155 of 785
8Horry County, SC67211.3$13.3M+20.9%#190 of 785
9Charleston County, SC66271.5$14.1M+6.4%#199 of 785
10Anderson County, SC62101.2$14.8M+7.7%#242 of 785
Darlington County, SCNot scored31.2$13.9M+0.1%

Other business types in Darlington County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many laundromats are in Darlington County, SC?

Darlington County has 3 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Darlington County: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in Darlington County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?

About $41.6M a year, or $1,628 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $13.9M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,561 households in Darlington County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Darlington County, SC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?

Darlington County has 1.2 laundromats per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $13.9M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending.

How fast is Darlington County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Darlington County at 62,888 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,561 households. The median household income in Darlington County is $48,581 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Darlington County has no market score for laundromats: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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