Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Salons, barbers and spas in Saluda County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Saluda County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #448 of 2,385 scored counties
#5 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 14
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On personal care products and services · $765 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 97% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.3
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 19,680
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 salons, barbers and spas in Saluda County. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 18.3 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $765 per household (24% below the U.S. average), households in Saluda County spend about $5.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $419K of household spending for each business on map listings, 97% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Saluda County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Saluda County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Saluda County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #448 of 2,385 scored counties and #5 of 44 scored counties in South Carolina. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Saluda 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 | Saluda County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.3 | 49.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $175K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,100 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +26.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $765 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $51,009 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 42 |
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
- 76Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 140 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Saluda 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 Saluda County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 19,680+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 7,670
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 453 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $51,009+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,200
- Median home value
- $146,500
- Jobs located here
- 5,321
- Daytime population
- 16,117Residents 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 |
Other business types in Saluda 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 spas65
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Saluda County, SC?
Saluda County has 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. None of them 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 Saluda County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 76 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Saluda County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.9M a year, or $765 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $419K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,670 households in Saluda County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saluda County, SC compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Saluda County has 18.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $419K, 97% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Saluda County would have about 28, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is Saluda County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Saluda County at 19,680 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,670 households. Median household income in Saluda County is $51,009, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.6%, 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. Saluda County scores 65 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #448 of 2,385 scored counties.
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