Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Nail salons in Dorchester County, SC
How Dorchester County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for nail salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #880 of 1,328 scored counties
#20 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 56
- 12 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.3M
- On personal care products and services · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1M
- 38% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.9
- 48% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 nail salons in Dorchester County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 21%, against 27% across the U.S. That comes to 8.9 for every 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Dorchester County comes to about $58.3M a year: $923 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1M per salon, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Dorchester County classed as nail salons. That is one for every 4,860 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Another 237 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $319K has gone to businesses classed as nail salons in Dorchester County.
Population estimates show Dorchester County grew 10.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dorchester County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for nail salons, ranking #880 of 1,328 scored counties and #20 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Dorchester 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 nail 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.9 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 4,860 | 6,745 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $923 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 35
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 237Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5612 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $319K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as nail salons in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents 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 nail salons, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dorchester County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lancaster County, SC | 71 | 21 | 5.2 | $1.8M | +18.3% | #140 of 1,328 |
| 2Laurens County, SC | 69 | 5 | 1.9 | $4.1M | +6.2% | #160 of 1,328 |
| 3Anderson County, SC | 65 | 35 | 4.2 | $2M | +7.7% | #269 of 1,328 |
| 4Kershaw County, SC | 65 | 12 | 4.5 | $1.9M | +11.6% | #273 of 1,328 |
| 5York County, SC | 61 | 79 | 6.9 | $1.4M | +8.1% | #383 of 1,328 |
| 6Aiken County, SC | 59 | 40 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +7.3% | #437 of 1,328 |
| 7Spartanburg County, SC | 58 | 72 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +15.6% | #466 of 1,328 |
| 8Oconee County, SC | 55 | 15 | 4.3 | $1.9M | +6.3% | #538 of 1,328 |
| 9Greenville County, SC | 54 | 145 | 6.6 | $1.4M | +10.6% | #573 of 1,328 |
| 10Cherokee County, SC | 53 | 7 | 3.2 | $2.3M | +3.7% | #587 of 1,328 |
| 20Dorchester County, SC | 44 | 56 | 8.9 | $1M | +10.1% | #880 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 spas36
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Dorchester County, SC?
There are 56 nail salons on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. 12 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts list 237 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $58.3M a year, or $923 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1M per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Dorchester County has 8.9 nail salons per 10,000 households, 48% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1M, 38% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the national ratio of nail salons to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 35, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,860 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 44 for nail salons (lower middle), #880 of 1,328 scored counties.
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