Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Barbershops in Colleton County, SC
How Colleton County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #998 of 1,356 scored counties
#20 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 7
- 1 chain location (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.5M
- On personal care products and services · $761 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.3
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 39,382
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 barbershops in Colleton County. One of them (14%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.3, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $761 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Colleton County spend about $12.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Colleton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Colleton County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Colleton County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #998 of 1,356 scored counties and #20 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Colleton County compares
The same measures for South Carolina and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Colleton County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $1.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 21,612 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $761 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $51,114 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 40 |
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
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 71 chain location
- 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 barber shops in Colleton 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 Colleton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 39,382+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,408
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,057 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $51,114+40.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,687
- Median home value
- $162,500
- Jobs located here
- 9,831
- Daytime population
- 32,639Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, SC | 72 | 57 | 5.0 | $2M | +8.1% | #192 of 1,356 |
| 2Lancaster County, SC | 71 | 16 | 4.0 | $2.3M | +18.3% | #211 of 1,356 |
| 3Kershaw County, SC | 67 | 9 | 3.3 | $2.5M | +11.6% | #290 of 1,356 |
| 4Lexington County, SC | 65 | 61 | 5.0 | $1.8M | +7.7% | #347 of 1,356 |
| 5Spartanburg County, SC | 61 | 68 | 5.2 | $1.6M | +15.6% | #435 of 1,356 |
| 6Dorchester County, SC | 58 | 32 | 5.1 | $1.8M | +10.1% | #498 of 1,356 |
| 7Anderson County, SC | 58 | 42 | 5.0 | $1.7M | +7.7% | #501 of 1,356 |
| 8Horry County, SC | 57 | 72 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +20.9% | #528 of 1,356 |
| 9Cherokee County, SC | 54 | 6 | 2.7 | $2.7M | +3.7% | #588 of 1,356 |
| 10Berkeley County, SC | 54 | 52 | 5.5 | $1.7M | +18.7% | #605 of 1,356 |
| 20Colleton County, SC | 36 | 7 | 4.3 | $1.8M | +2.2% | #998 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Colleton 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
- Salons, barbers and spas34
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Colleton County, SC?
There are 7 barbershops on map listings in Colleton County as of September 2026. One of them (14%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Colleton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Colleton County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.5M a year, or $761 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,408 households in Colleton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Colleton County, SC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Colleton County has 4.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending.
How fast is Colleton County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Colleton County at 39,382 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,408 households. Median household income in Colleton County is $51,114, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.7%, 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. Colleton County scores 36 for barbershops (lower middle), #998 of 1,356 scored counties.
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