Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Barbershops in Marlboro County, SC
The barbershops in Marlboro County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #1,331 of 1,356 scored counties
#29 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.2M
- On personal care products and services · $636 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 45% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,488
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Marlboro County is 6 (very low), #1,331 of 1,356 scored counties and #29 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 barbershops in Marlboro County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 6.1 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Marlboro County comes to about $6.2M a year: $636 per household, 37% below the U.S. average. That is about $1M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 45% 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 Marlboro County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Marlboro County declined 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marlboro 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 | Marlboro County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $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 | $636 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $34,301 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 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
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- 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 Marlboro 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 Marlboro County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,488−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,789
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 480 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $34,301+2.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $51,818
- Median home value
- $82,000
- Jobs located here
- 5,341
- Daytime population
- 21,081Residents 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 |
| 29Marlboro County, SC | 6 | 6 | 6.1 | $1M | −3.8% | #1,331 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Marlboro 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 spas3
- Hair salons2
- Barbershops6
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care17
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Marlboro County, SC?
There are 6 barbershops on map listings in Marlboro County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Marlboro County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marlboro County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.2M a year, or $636 per household. That is 37% below the U.S. average (an index of 63, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,789 households in Marlboro County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marlboro County, SC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Marlboro County has 6.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1M, 45% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Marlboro County would have about 3, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Marlboro County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Marlboro County at 25,488 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,789 households. Median household income in Marlboro County is $34,301, 58% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 2.1%, 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. Marlboro County scores 6 for barbershops (very low), #1,331 of 1,356 scored counties.
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