Clothing and laundry · County · South Carolina
Laundromats in Sumter County, SC
The laundromats in Sumter County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #600 of 785 scored counties
#16 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $68.2M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,661 a household
- Spending per listing
- $11.4M
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,067
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Sumter County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for laundromats, ranking #600 of 785 scored counties and #16 of 17 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Sumter County spend about $68.2M a year on clothing, shoes and related services, or $1,661 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $11.4M of household spending for each laundromat on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $12.5M. The spending figure covers all clothing, shoes and related services, not only laundromats.
There are 6 laundromats on map listings in Sumter County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 19% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for coin-operated laundries in Sumter County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Sumter County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sumter 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 | Sumter County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Spending per listing | $11.4M | $15.8M | $12.5M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 20,365 | 11,865 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +3.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,661 | $1,838 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $56,693 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 68 |
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
- 60 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 coin-operated laundries in Sumter 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 Sumter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,067−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 41,083
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $56,693+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,835
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 37,301
- Daytime population
- 101,774Residents 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 | 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 |
| 16Sumter County, SC | 31 | 6 | 1.5 | $11.4M | −0.3% | #600 of 785 |
Other business types in Sumter 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 laundry29
- Clothing and shoe stores30
- Laundromats31
- Dry cleaners26
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many laundromats are in Sumter County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 laundromats in Sumter County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count laundromats. No official count is published for coin-operated laundries in Sumter County: counts under 3 are left out.
How much do households in Sumter County, SC spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $68.2M a year, or $1,661 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 laundromats on map listings, it comes to $11.4M 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 41,083 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumter County, SC compare with the U.S. for laundromats?
Sumter County has 1.5 laundromats per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 1.6. Spending per laundromat is $11.4M, 9% below 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 Sumter County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Sumter County at 105,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,083 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $56,693, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Sumter County scores 31 for laundromats (lower middle), #600 of 785 scored counties.
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