Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Barbershops in Dillon County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Dillon County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 3 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,348 of 1,356 scored counties
#31 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 2 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On personal care products and services · $702 a household
- Spending per listing
- $543K
- 71% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.9
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,458
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Dillon County is 3 (very low), #1,348 of 1,356 scored counties and #31 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $702 per household (30% below the U.S. average), households in Dillon County spend about $7.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $543K of household spending for each shop on map listings, 71% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Dillon County has 14 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.9, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Dillon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Dillon County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Dillon 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 | Dillon County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.9 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $543K | $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 | −2.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $702 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $46,605 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 3 | 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
- 19Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 142 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 4The 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 Dillon 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 Dillon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,458−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 10,829
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 405 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 69
- Median household income
- $46,605+51.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,876
- Median home value
- $85,400
- Jobs located here
- 9,462
- Daytime population
- 25,715Residents 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 |
| 31Dillon County, SC | 3 | 14 | 12.9 | $543K | −2.9% | #1,348 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Dillon 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 spas7
- Hair salons7
- Barbershops3
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Dillon County, SC?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 barbershops in Dillon County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Dillon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dillon County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.6M a year, or $702 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $543K 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 10,829 households in Dillon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dillon County, SC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Dillon County has 12.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2.4 times the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $543K, 71% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Dillon County would have about 4, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Dillon County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dillon County at 27,458 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,829 households. The median household income in Dillon County is $46,605 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.3% 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. Dillon County scores 3 for barbershops (very low), #1,348 of 1,356 scored counties.
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