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Barbershops in Hampton County, SC

How Hampton 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 5 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #1,335 of 1,356 scored counties
#30 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5M
On personal care products and services · $692 a household
Spending per listing
$833K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.3
57% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,174
−1.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Hampton County scores 5 (very low) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,335 of 1,356 scored counties and #30 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 6 barbershops in Hampton County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 8.3 per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Hampton County spend about $5M a year on personal care products and services, or $692 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That works out to $833K per shop, 56% 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 Hampton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Hampton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Hampton 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.

Barbershops in Hampton County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureHampton CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.35.95.3
Spending per listing$833K$1.5M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a21,61216,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+32.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$692$871$1,005
Median household income$44,711$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score540

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
12Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
3The 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 Hampton 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 Hampton County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,174−1.9% since 2020
Households
7,225
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
560 sq. mi.
People per square mile
33
Median household income
$44,711+33.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,824
Median home value
$112,000
Jobs located here
4,300
Daytime population
15,001Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for barbershops, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Hampton County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1York County, SC72575.0$2M+8.1%#192 of 1,356
2Lancaster County, SC71164.0$2.3M+18.3%#211 of 1,356
3Kershaw County, SC6793.3$2.5M+11.6%#290 of 1,356
4Lexington County, SC65615.0$1.8M+7.7%#347 of 1,356
5Spartanburg County, SC61685.2$1.6M+15.6%#435 of 1,356
6Dorchester County, SC58325.1$1.8M+10.1%#498 of 1,356
7Anderson County, SC58425.0$1.7M+7.7%#501 of 1,356
8Horry County, SC57724.5$1.9M+20.9%#528 of 1,356
9Cherokee County, SC5462.7$2.7M+3.7%#588 of 1,356
10Berkeley County, SC54525.5$1.7M+18.7%#605 of 1,356
30Hampton County, SC568.3$833K−1.9%#1,335 of 1,356

Other business types in Hampton County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Hampton County, SC?

Hampton County has 6 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Hampton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 12 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Hampton County, SC spend on personal care products and services?

About $5M a year, or $692 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $833K per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,225 households in Hampton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Hampton County, SC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Hampton County has 8.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 57% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $833K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Hampton County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Hampton County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Hampton County at 18,174 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,225 households. Median household income in Hampton County is $44,711, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.8%, 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. Hampton County scores 5 for barbershops (very low), #1,335 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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