Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Barbershops in Greenville County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Greenville County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #821 of 1,356 scored counties
#16 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 182
- 29 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $203.8M
- On personal care products and services · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 41% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.3
- 57% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 583,125
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 182 barbershops in Greenville County. 29 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.3, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Greenville County spend about $203.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $924 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 182 barbershops, that is $1.1M per shop, 41% 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.
Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Greenville County in 2023. That is one for every 14,704 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 226 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $500K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Greenville County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Greenville County grew 10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Greenville County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #821 of 1,356 scored counties and #16 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Greenville 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 | Greenville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.3 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,704 | 21,612 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $924 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,932 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 226Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18229 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 108The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $500K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Greenville 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 Greenville County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 583,125+10.6% since 2020
- Households
- 220,565
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 786 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 697
- Median household income
- $76,932+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,098
- Median home value
- $299,000
- Jobs located here
- 308,999
- Daytime population
- 615,764Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for barbershops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Greenville County marked.
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 |
| 16Greenville County, SC | 46 | 182 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +10.6% | #821 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Greenville 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 spas37
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Greenville County, SC?
Greenville County has 182 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 29 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 226 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Greenville County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $203.8M a year, or $924 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 182 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 220,565 households in Greenville County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Greenville County, SC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Greenville County has 8.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.1M, 41% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Greenville County would have about 108, against 182 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,704 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Greenville County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Greenville County at 583,125 people in 2025, up 10.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 220,565 households. Median household income in Greenville County is $76,932, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Greenville County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #821 of 1,356 scored counties.
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