Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Hair salons in Williamsburg County, SC
The hair salons in Williamsburg County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,961 of 2,339 scored counties
#32 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 17
- 2 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On personal care products and services · $688 a household
- Spending per listing
- $497K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.8
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,662
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Williamsburg County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,961 of 2,339 scored counties and #32 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Williamsburg County spend about $8.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $688 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $497K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 17 hair salons on map listings in Williamsburg County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 12%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 13.8 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Williamsburg County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Williamsburg County declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Williamsburg 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 | Williamsburg County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.8 | 25.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $497K | $341K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,013 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $688 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $46,213 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 42 |
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
- 118Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 172 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Williamsburg 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 Williamsburg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,662−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 12,291
- Median age
- 43.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 934 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 32
- Median household income
- $46,213+42.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $59,459
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 7,315
- Daytime population
- 24,639Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 32Williamsburg County, SC | 32 | 17 | 13.8 | $497K | −4.0% | #1,961 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Williamsburg 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 spas51
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops
- Nail salons22
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Williamsburg County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 17 hair salons in Williamsburg County. 2 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Williamsburg County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 118 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Williamsburg County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.5M a year, or $688 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 17 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $497K 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 12,291 households in Williamsburg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Williamsburg County, SC compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Williamsburg County has 13.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $497K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Williamsburg County would have about 20, against 17 on map listings.
How fast is Williamsburg County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Williamsburg County at 29,662 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,291 households. Median household income in Williamsburg County is $46,213, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 42.3%, 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. Williamsburg County scores 32 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,961 of 2,339 scored counties.
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