Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Barbershops in Spartanburg County, SC
How Spartanburg 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #435 of 1,356 scored counties
#5 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 68
- 10 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $110.6M
- On personal care products and services · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 380,857
- +15.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 68 barbershops in Spartanburg County. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 5.2 per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $840 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Spartanburg County spend about $110.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 14% 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 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Spartanburg County in 2023. That is one for every 32,918 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 180 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Spartanburg County.
Population estimates put the population change in Spartanburg County from 2020 to 2025 at +15.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Spartanburg County is 61 (upper middle), #435 of 1,356 scored counties and #5 of 32 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Spartanburg 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 | Spartanburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 32,918 | 21,612 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +32.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +15.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $840 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,234 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 180Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6810 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 59The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 380,857+15.6% since 2020
- Households
- 131,672
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 430
- Median household income
- $66,234+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,467
- Median home value
- $233,300
- Jobs located here
- 159,818
- Daytime population
- 349,788Residents 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 Spartanburg 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 |
Other business types in Spartanburg 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 spas47
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Spartanburg County, SC?
There are 68 barbershops on map listings in Spartanburg County as of September 2026. 10 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 180 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Spartanburg County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $110.6M a year, or $840 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 131,672 households in Spartanburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Spartanburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Spartanburg County has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 14% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Spartanburg County would have about 59, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 32,918 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Spartanburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Spartanburg County at 380,857 people in 2025, up 15.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 131,672 households. Median household income in Spartanburg County is $66,234, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Spartanburg County scores 61 for barbershops (upper middle), #435 of 1,356 scored counties.
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