Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Nail salons in Sumter County, SC
How Sumter 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 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,144 of 1,328 scored counties
#25 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 28
- 11 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $32.2M
- On personal care products and services · $783 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.8
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 105,067
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for nail salons in Sumter County is 30 (lower middle), #1,144 of 1,328 scored counties and #25 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $783 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Sumter County spend about $32.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each salon on map listings, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only nail salons.
There are 28 nail salons on map listings in Sumter County as of September 2026. 11 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 27% across the U.S. That is 6.8 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in Sumter County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 6,847 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumter County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Sumter 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 | Sumter County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.8 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $1.4M | $1.7M |
| Households per official establishment | 6,847 | 6,745 | 3,754 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +38.3% | +23.2% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $783 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,693 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $638K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 100Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2811 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 nail salons in Sumter 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 Sumter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 105,067−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 41,083
- Median age
- 38.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 665 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 157
- Median household income
- $56,693+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,835
- Median home value
- $165,300
- Jobs located here
- 37,301
- Daytime population
- 101,774Residents 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 25Sumter County, SC | 30 | 28 | 6.8 | $1.1M | −0.3% | #1,144 of 1,328 |
Other business types in Sumter 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 spas26
- Hair salons29
- Barbershops16
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many nail salons are in Sumter County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 nail salons in Sumter County. 11 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count nail salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as nail salons in 2023. Official counts also show 100 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sumter County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $32.2M a year, or $783 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 nail salons on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which nail salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,083 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sumter County, SC compare with the U.S. for nail salons?
Sumter County has 6.8 nail salons per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 6.0. Spending per salon is $1.1M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.7M. At the U.S. ratio of nail salons to household spending, Sumter County would have about 19, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,847 households, against one for every 3,754 across the U.S.
How fast is Sumter County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Sumter County at 105,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,083 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $56,693, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Sumter County scores 30 for nail salons (lower middle), #1,144 of 1,328 scored counties.
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