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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · South Carolina

Salons, barbers and spas in the Newberry, SC area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Newberry, SC area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #228 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina

Listings
62
7 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.1M
On personal care products and services · $787 a household
Spending per listing
$194K
9% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.5
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
39,561
+4.8% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 62 salons, barbers and spas in the Newberry area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 40.5 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Newberry area comes to about $12.1M a year: $787 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $194K of household spending for each business on map listings, 9% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Newberry area in 2023. That is one for every 3,831 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 219 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $120K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Newberry area.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Newberry area grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Newberry area is 54 (upper middle), #228 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 6 scored small-town markets based in South Carolina.

How the Newberry 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Newberry, SC area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureNewberry areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.549.747.2
Spending per listing$194K$175K$213K
Households per official establishment3,8311,100804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+26.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$787$871$1,005
Median household income$61,780$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score5442

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
13
Annual payroll, 2023
$250K
One-person businesses, 2023
219Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
627 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
57The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$120K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Newberry 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 Newberry area

Population, 2025 estimate
39,561+4.8% since 2020
Households
15,325
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
630 sq. mi.
People per square mile
61
Median household income
$61,780+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,240
Median home value
$173,300
Jobs located here
15,662
Daytime population
36,412Residents 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 small-town markets in South Carolina for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with the Newberry area marked.

Top small-town markets in South Carolina

Small-town markets in South Carolina ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Gaffney, SC636027.2$270K+3.7%#111 of 538
2Seneca, SC5711031.9$262K+6.3%#180 of 538
3Newberry, SC546240.5$194K+4.8%#228 of 538
4Greenwood, SC4016042.5$181K+1.7%#393 of 538
5Murrells Inlet, SC3314352.7$167K+3.8%#463 of 538
6Orangeburg, SC2814543.8$163K−0.9%#498 of 538

Other business types in the Newberry area

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Newberry, SC area?

There are 62 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Newberry area as of September 2026. 7 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 219 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Newberry, SC area spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.1M a year, or $787 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 62 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $194K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,325 households in the Newberry area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Newberry area has 40.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $194K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Newberry area would have about 57, against 62 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,831 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is the Newberry, SC area growing?

Population estimates put the Newberry area at 39,561 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,325 households. Median household income in the Newberry area is $61,780, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.7%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Newberry area scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #228 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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