Beauty and personal care · Metro area · South Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area
How the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #291 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina
- Listings
- 509
- 86 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 152
- +26.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $92.7M
- On personal care products and services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $182K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.3
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 242,966
- +12.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area spend about $92.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $182K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 509 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 86 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 53.3, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area was 152 in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019. That is one for every 628 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 921 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 11 SBA-backed loans worth $4.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area grew 12.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #291 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina.
How the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area 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 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.3 | 49.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $182K | $175K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 628 | 1,100 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +26.7% | +26.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $971 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,304 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 42 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 152+26.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 736
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 921Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 50986 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 436The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 11
- Amount
- $4.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area, 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 the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 242,966+12.0% since 2020
- Households
- 95,451
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,231 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $83,304+28.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,028
- Median home value
- $439,500
- Jobs located here
- 79,620
- Daytime population
- 225,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in South Carolina for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area marked.
Top metro areas in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spartanburg, SC | 53 | 651 | 45.4 | $182K | +14.3% | #164 of 387 |
| 2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 42 | 2,007 | 52.3 | $168K | +9.0% | #282 of 387 |
| 3Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 41 | 509 | 53.3 | $182K | +12.0% | #291 of 387 |
| 4Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 40 | 1,931 | 57.5 | $168K | +10.7% | #299 of 387 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 40 | 6,323 | 58.7 | $165K | +10.1% | #300 of 387 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 39 | 1,217 | 52.5 | $165K | +4.7% | #309 of 387 |
| 5Columbia, SC | 38 | 1,875 | 55.2 | $156K | +6.0% | #321 of 387 |
| 6Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 33 | 838 | 52.8 | $159K | +20.9% | #353 of 387 |
| 7Sumter, SC | 28 | 190 | 46.2 | $169K | −0.3% | #369 of 387 |
| 8Florence, SC | 28 | 440 | 56.1 | $140K | +0.9% | #371 of 387 |
Other business types in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area
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 spas41
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care39
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 the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 509 salons, barbers and spas in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area. 86 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 152 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 26.7% from 2019. Official counts list 921 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $92.7M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 509 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $182K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 95,451 households in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area has 53.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $182K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area would have about 436, against 509 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 628 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 26.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area at 242,966 people in 2025, up 12.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 95,451 households. The median household income in the Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area is $83,304 a year, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.2% 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. The Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal metro area scores 41 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #291 of 387 scored metro areas.
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