Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Barbershops in Georgetown County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Georgetown County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #813 of 1,356 scored counties
#14 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.8M
- On personal care products and services · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,912
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 barbershops in Georgetown County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Georgetown County spend about $23.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $878 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 barbershops, that is $1.7M per shop, 10% 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 Georgetown County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Georgetown County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Georgetown County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #813 of 1,356 scored counties and #14 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Georgetown 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 | Georgetown County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $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 | +3.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $878 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,713 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 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
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,912+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,129
- Median age
- 50.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 814 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 80
- Median household income
- $68,713+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,202
- Median home value
- $289,500
- Jobs located here
- 25,133
- Daytime population
- 61,754Residents 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 |
| 14Georgetown County, SC | 46 | 14 | 5.2 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #813 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Georgetown 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 salons40
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care31
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Georgetown County, SC?
There are 14 barbershops on map listings in Georgetown County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Georgetown County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Georgetown County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.8M a year, or $878 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,129 households in Georgetown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Georgetown County, SC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Georgetown County has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Georgetown County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Georgetown County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Georgetown County at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in Georgetown County is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.8%, 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. Georgetown County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #813 of 1,356 scored counties.
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