Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Laundromats in Spartanburg County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for laundromats in Spartanburg County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #281 of 785 scored counties
#11 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 18
- 6 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $232M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,762 a household
- Spending per listing
- $12.9M
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.4
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 380,857
- +15.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,762 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Spartanburg County spend about $232M a year on clothing, shoes and related services. Spread across 18 laundromats, that is $12.9M per laundromat, 3% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
Spartanburg County has 18 laundromats on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. That is 1.4 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in Spartanburg County in 2023. That is one for every 14,630 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
Population estimates show Spartanburg County grew 15.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For laundromats, Spartanburg County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #281 of 785 scored counties and #11 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Spartanburg 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 | Spartanburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $12.9M | $15.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,630 | 20,365 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,762 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $66,234 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $365K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 186 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 380,857+15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 131,672
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 430
- Median household income
- $66,234+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,467
- Median home value
- $233,300
- Jobs located here
- 159,818
- Daytime population
- 349,788Residents 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 Spartanburg 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 |
| 11Spartanburg County, SC | 59 | 18 | 1.4 | $12.9M | +15.6% | #281 of 785 |
Other business types in Spartanburg 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 laundry50
- Clothing and shoe stores51
- Laundromats59
- Dry cleaners64
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Spartanburg County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 laundromats in Spartanburg County. 6 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as coin-operated laundries in 2023.
How much do households in Spartanburg County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $232M a year, or $1,762 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $12.9M per laundromat. That spending covers all clothing, shoes and related services, which laundromats share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,672 households in Spartanburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spartanburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Spartanburg County has 1.4 laundromats per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $12.9M, 3% above the U.S. figure of $12.5M. At the U.S. ratio of laundromats to household spending, Spartanburg County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,630 households, against one for every 11,865 across the U.S.
How fast is Spartanburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Spartanburg County at 380,857 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,672 households. Median household income in Spartanburg County is $66,234, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Spartanburg County scores 59 for laundromats (upper middle), #281 of 785 scored counties.
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