Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Barbershops in Darlington County, SC
The barbershops in Darlington County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #1,232 of 1,356 scored counties
#25 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $19.2M
- On personal care products and services · $751 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,888
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Darlington County scores 19 (low) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,232 of 1,356 scored counties and #25 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Darlington County spend about $19.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $751 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.3M per shop, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 15 barbershops on map listings in Darlington County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.9 for every 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Darlington County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Darlington County grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
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 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 | Darlington County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $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 | +0.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $751 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,581 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 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
- 43Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 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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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 |
| 25Darlington County, SC | 19 | 15 | 5.9 | $1.3M | +0.1% | #1,232 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Darlington 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 salons38
- Barbershops19
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Darlington County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in Darlington County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Darlington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 43 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Darlington County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.2M a year, or $751 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. 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 barbershops?
Darlington County has 5.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 32% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Darlington County would have about 10, against 15 on map listings.
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 scores 19 for barbershops (low), #1,232 of 1,356 scored counties.
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