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Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina

Hair salons in Newberry County, SC

The hair salons in Newberry County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,917 of 2,339 scored counties
#30 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
35
5 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On personal care products and services · $787 a household
Spending per listing
$344K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.8
3% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,561
+4.8% 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

Newberry County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,917 of 2,339 scored counties and #30 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 35 hair salons in Newberry County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $787 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Newberry County spend about $12.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 35 hair salons, that is $344K per salon, 20% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Newberry County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Newberry County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Newberry 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.

Hair salons in Newberry County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureNewberry CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.825.623.4
Spending per listing$344K$341K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,0131,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$787$871$1,005
Median household income$61,780$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3442

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
156Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
355 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 beauty salons in Newberry 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 Newberry County

Population, 2025 estimate
39,561+4.8% since 2020
Households
15,325
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,240
Median home value
$173,300
Jobs located here
15,662
Daytime population
36,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for hair salons, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Newberry County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Edgefield County, SC771212.3$687K+16.1%#118 of 2,339
2Lancaster County, SC728220.4$455K+18.3%#248 of 2,339
3Berkeley County, SC6519020.3$460K+18.7%#464 of 2,339
4Saluda County, SC64911.7$652K+4.1%#480 of 2,339
5Calhoun County, SC6258.1$977K+0.6%#563 of 2,339
6Abbeville County, SC621212.3$647K+2.3%#570 of 2,339
7Laurens County, SC624416.3$470K+6.2%#603 of 2,339
8York County, SC6226223.0$431K+8.1%#610 of 2,339
9Pickens County, SC619618.3$444K+5.7%#652 of 2,339
10Aiken County, SC6114520.7$420K+7.3%#657 of 2,339
30Newberry County, SC343522.8$344K+4.8%#1,917 of 2,339

Other business types in Newberry County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Newberry County, SC?

There are 35 hair salons on map listings in Newberry County as of September 2026. 5 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Newberry County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 156 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12.1M a year, or $787 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $344K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,325 households in Newberry County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Newberry County, SC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Newberry County has 22.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $344K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Newberry County would have about 28, against 35 on map listings.

How fast is Newberry County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Newberry County at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. The median household income in Newberry County is $61,780 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.7% 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. Newberry County scores 34 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,917 of 2,339 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Newberry County

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