Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Aiken County, SC
The salons, barbers and spas in Aiken County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,072 of 2,385 scored counties
#15 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 280
- 54 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- +15.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $60.9M
- On personal care products and services · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $218K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.0
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,515
- +7.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 280 salons, barbers and spas in Aiken County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 40.0 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Aiken County spend about $60.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $871 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $218K per business, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 46 businesses with payroll in Aiken County classed as personal care services, up 15.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,520 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 1,121 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Aiken County grew 7.3% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Aiken County is 52 (upper middle), #1,072 of 2,385 scored counties and #15 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Aiken 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 salons, barbers and spas 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 | Aiken County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.0 | 49.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $218K | $175K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,520 | 1,100 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +15.0% | +26.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $871 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,609 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 40 → 46+15.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 151
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,121Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 28054 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 286The 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 personal care services in Aiken 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 Aiken County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,515+7.3% since 2020
- Households
- 69,916
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,071 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 163
- Median household income
- $70,609+37.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,371
- Median home value
- $218,000
- Jobs located here
- 65,453
- Daytime population
- 171,299Residents 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 | 20 | 20.5 | $412K | +16.1% | #119 of 2,385 |
| 2Laurens County, SC | 70 | 64 | 23.7 | $323K | +6.2% | #294 of 2,385 |
| 3Lancaster County, SC | 66 | 145 | 36.1 | $257K | +18.3% | #441 of 2,385 |
| 4Abbeville County, SC | 65 | 17 | 17.4 | $456K | +2.3% | #445 of 2,385 |
| 5Saluda County, SC | 65 | 14 | 18.3 | $419K | +4.1% | #448 of 2,385 |
| 6Calhoun County, SC | 63 | 6 | 9.7 | $814K | +0.6% | #514 of 2,385 |
| 7Jasper County, SC | 60 | 41 | 31.3 | $265K | +32.2% | #657 of 2,385 |
| 8Cherokee County, SC | 58 | 60 | 27.2 | $270K | +3.7% | #751 of 2,385 |
| 9Kershaw County, SC | 58 | 101 | 37.6 | $226K | +11.6% | #761 of 2,385 |
| 10Chesterfield County, SC | 56 | 51 | 29.1 | $251K | +3.4% | #851 of 2,385 |
| 15Aiken County, SC | 52 | 280 | 40.0 | $218K | +7.3% | #1,072 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Aiken 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 spas52
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Aiken County, SC?
There are 280 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Aiken County as of September 2026. 54 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 15.0% from 2019. Official counts list 1,121 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Aiken County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $60.9M a year, or $871 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 280 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $218K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,916 households in Aiken County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Aiken County, SC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Aiken County has 40.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $218K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Aiken County would have about 286, against 280 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,520 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Aiken County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Aiken County at 181,515 people in 2025, up 7.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,916 households. Median household income in Aiken County is $70,609, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.4%, 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. Aiken County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,072 of 2,385 scored counties.
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