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Laundromats in Pickens County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Pickens County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #289 of 785 scored counties
#13 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
6
2 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$90.1M
On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,719 a household
Spending per listing
$15M
20% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
1.1
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
139,198
+5.7% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 laundromats in Pickens County. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.1 per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.

Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Pickens County comes to about $90.1M a year: $1,719 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $15M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 20% 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 Pickens County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pickens County grew 5.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for laundromats in Pickens County is 58 (upper middle), #289 of 785 scored counties and #13 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Pickens 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 Pickens County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasurePickens CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.11.21.6
Spending per listing$15M$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+5.7%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services$1,719$1,838$2,055
Median household income$61,064$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5868

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
62 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Pickens 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 Pickens County

Population, 2025 estimate
139,198+5.7% since 2020
Households
52,414
Median age
39.0
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
497 sq. mi.
People per square mile
271
Median household income
$61,064+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,979
Median home value
$231,900
Jobs located here
40,063
Daytime population
119,682Residents 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 Pickens 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
13Pickens County, SC5861.1$15M+5.7%#289 of 785

Other business types in Pickens County

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

Questions

How many laundromats are in Pickens County, SC?

There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Pickens County as of September 2026. 2 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Pickens County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $90.1M a year, or $1,719 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $15M per laundromat. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,414 households in Pickens County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Pickens County has 1.1 laundromats per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $15M, 20% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the national ratio of laundromats to household spending, Pickens County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Pickens County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Pickens County at 139,198 people in 2025, up 5.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,414 households. The median household income in Pickens County is $61,064 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Pickens County scores 58 for laundromats (upper middle), #289 of 785 scored counties.

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