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Salons, barbers and spas in Georgetown County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Georgetown County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,009 of 2,385 scored counties
#31 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
143
25 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
28
+33.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$23.8M
On personal care products and services · $878 a household
Spending per listing
$167K
22% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
52.7
12% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
65,912
+3.8% 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

The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Georgetown County is 34 (lower middle), #2,009 of 2,385 scored counties and #31 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 143 salons, barbers and spas in Georgetown County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 52.7, 12% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $878 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Georgetown County spend about $23.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $167K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 28 businesses with payroll in Georgetown County classed as personal care services, up 33.3% from 2019. That is one for every 969 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Georgetown County grew 3.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Georgetown 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 Georgetown County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureGeorgetown CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households52.749.747.2
Spending per listing$167K$175K$213K
Households per official establishment9691,100804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+33.3%+26.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$878$871$1,005
Median household income$68,713$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3442

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
21 → 28+33.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
89
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
284Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14325 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
112The 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 Georgetown 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 Georgetown County

Population, 2025 estimate
65,912+3.8% since 2020
Households
27,129
Median age
50.9
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
814 sq. mi.
People per square mile
80
Median household income
$68,713+41.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,202
Median home value
$289,500
Jobs located here
25,133
Daytime population
61,754Residents 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 Georgetown 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
31Georgetown County, SC3414352.7$167K+3.8%#2,009 of 2,385

Other business types in Georgetown County

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

Questions

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

There are 143 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Georgetown County as of September 2026. 25 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 33.3% from 2019. Another 284 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $23.8M a year, or $878 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 143 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $167K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,129 households in Georgetown County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Georgetown County has 52.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $167K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Georgetown County would have about 112, against 143 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 969 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Georgetown County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Georgetown County at 65,912 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,129 households. Median household income in Georgetown County is $68,713, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 41.8%, 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. Georgetown County scores 34 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,009 of 2,385 scored counties.

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