Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Hair salons in Beaufort County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Beaufort County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,249 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 200
- 29 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 82
- +20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.9M
- On personal care products and services · $994 a household
- Spending per listing
- $409K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.3
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 204,433
- +8.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 200 hair salons in Beaufort County. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 14%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Beaufort County spend about $81.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $994 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $409K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Beaufort County in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,004 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 372 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Beaufort County.
Population estimates put the population change in Beaufort County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Beaufort County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,249 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Beaufort 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 hair salons 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 | Beaufort County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.3 | 25.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $409K | $341K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,004 | 2,013 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.6% | +21.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $994 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,573 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 68 → 82+20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 337
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 372Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20029 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 190The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Beaufort 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 Beaufort County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 204,433+8.9% since 2020
- Households
- 82,333
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 576 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 339
- Median household income
- $86,573+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,275
- Median home value
- $455,600
- Jobs located here
- 68,323
- Daytime population
- 193,509Residents 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 hair salons, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Beaufort County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edgefield County, SC | 77 | 12 | 12.3 | $687K | +16.1% | #118 of 2,339 |
| 2Lancaster County, SC | 72 | 82 | 20.4 | $455K | +18.3% | #248 of 2,339 |
| 3Berkeley County, SC | 65 | 190 | 20.3 | $460K | +18.7% | #464 of 2,339 |
| 4Saluda County, SC | 64 | 9 | 11.7 | $652K | +4.1% | #480 of 2,339 |
| 5Calhoun County, SC | 62 | 5 | 8.1 | $977K | +0.6% | #563 of 2,339 |
| 6Abbeville County, SC | 62 | 12 | 12.3 | $647K | +2.3% | #570 of 2,339 |
| 7Laurens County, SC | 62 | 44 | 16.3 | $470K | +6.2% | #603 of 2,339 |
| 8York County, SC | 62 | 262 | 23.0 | $431K | +8.1% | #610 of 2,339 |
| 9Pickens County, SC | 61 | 96 | 18.3 | $444K | +5.7% | #652 of 2,339 |
| 10Aiken County, SC | 61 | 145 | 20.7 | $420K | +7.3% | #657 of 2,339 |
| 19Beaufort County, SC | 49 | 200 | 24.3 | $409K | +8.9% | #1,249 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Beaufort 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 spas40
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Beaufort County, SC?
There are 200 hair salons on map listings in Beaufort County as of September 2026. 29 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 82 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019. Official counts list 372 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Beaufort County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $81.9M a year, or $994 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 200 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $409K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,333 households in Beaufort County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Beaufort County, SC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Beaufort County has 24.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $409K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Beaufort County would have about 190, against 200 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,004 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Beaufort County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Beaufort County at 204,433 people in 2025, up 8.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 82,333 households. The median household income in Beaufort County is $86,573 a year, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Beaufort County scores 49 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,249 of 2,339 scored counties.
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