Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Hair salons in Greenville County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Greenville County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,753 of 2,339 scored counties
#26 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 727
- 104 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 156
- +24.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $203.8M
- On personal care products and services · $924 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 35% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.0
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 583,125
- +10.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $924 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Greenville County spend about $203.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $280K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 35% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 727 hair salons on map listings in Greenville County as of September 2026. 104 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 33.0 per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Greenville County was 156 in 2023, up 24.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,414 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,750 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Greenville County.
Population estimates put the population change in Greenville County from 2020 to 2025 at +10.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Greenville County is 38 (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,339 scored counties and #26 of 44 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 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 | Greenville County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.0 | 25.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $341K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,414 | 2,013 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.8% | +21.5% | +6.0% |
| 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 | 38 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 125 → 156+24.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 642
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,750Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 727104 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 474The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons 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 hair salons, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 26Greenville County, SC | 38 | 727 | 33.0 | $280K | +10.6% | #1,753 of 2,339 |
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 hair salons are in Greenville County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 727 hair salons in Greenville County. 104 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 156 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 24.8% from 2019. Another 1,750 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
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 727 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $280K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. 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 hair salons?
Greenville County has 33.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $280K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Greenville County would have about 474, against 727 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,414 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for 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 38 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,753 of 2,339 scored counties.
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