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Salons, barbers and spas in Dillon County, SC

The salons, barbers and spas in Dillon County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,379 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
49
11 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7.6M
On personal care products and services · $702 a household
Spending per listing
$155K
27% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.2
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
27,458
−2.9% 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

For salons, barbers and spas, Dillon County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #2,379 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Dillon County comes to about $7.6M a year: $702 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. That is about $155K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 49 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Dillon County as of September 2026. Of those, 11 are chain locations, or 22%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 45.2, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Dillon County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Dillon County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Dillon 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Dillon County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureDillon CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.249.747.2
Spending per listing$155K$175K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,100804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$702$871$1,005
Median household income$46,605$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score742

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
239Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4911 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
36The 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 Dillon 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 Dillon County

Population, 2025 estimate
27,458−2.9% since 2020
Households
10,829
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
405 sq. mi.
People per square mile
69
Median household income
$46,605+51.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$60,876
Median home value
$85,400
Jobs located here
9,462
Daytime population
25,715Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Dillon County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Edgefield County, SC772020.5$412K+16.1%#119 of 2,385
2Laurens County, SC706423.7$323K+6.2%#294 of 2,385
3Lancaster County, SC6614536.1$257K+18.3%#441 of 2,385
4Abbeville County, SC651717.4$456K+2.3%#445 of 2,385
5Saluda County, SC651418.3$419K+4.1%#448 of 2,385
6Calhoun County, SC6369.7$814K+0.6%#514 of 2,385
7Jasper County, SC604131.3$265K+32.2%#657 of 2,385
8Cherokee County, SC586027.2$270K+3.7%#751 of 2,385
9Kershaw County, SC5810137.6$226K+11.6%#761 of 2,385
10Chesterfield County, SC565129.1$251K+3.4%#851 of 2,385
43Dillon County, SC74945.2$155K−2.9%#2,379 of 2,385

Other business types in Dillon County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Dillon County, SC?

As of September 2026, map listings count 49 salons, barbers and spas in Dillon County. 11 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Dillon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 239 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.6M a year, or $702 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 49 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $155K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,829 households in Dillon County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dillon County, SC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Dillon County has 45.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $155K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Dillon County would have about 36, against 49 on map listings.

How fast is Dillon County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Dillon County at 27,458 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,829 households. The median household income in Dillon County is $46,605 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.3% 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. Dillon County scores 7 for salons, barbers and spas (very low), #2,379 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Dillon County

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