Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Spas and skin care studios in Anderson County, SC
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Anderson County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #498 of 1,769 scored counties
#7 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 66
- 13 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $70.6M
- On personal care products and services · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.9
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 219,930
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 66 spas and skin care studios in Anderson County. 13 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 7.9 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Anderson County comes to about $70.6M a year: $841 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $1.1M per studio, 22% above the U.S. figure of $876K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 12 businesses with payroll in Anderson County classed as other personal care services. That is one for every 6,992 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $400K has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Anderson County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Anderson County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Anderson County is 61 (upper middle), #498 of 1,769 scored counties and #7 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Anderson 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 spas and skin care studios 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 | Anderson County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.9 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $787K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,992 | 5,055 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.7% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $841 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,651 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 54
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6613 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $400K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Anderson 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 Anderson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 219,930+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 83,904
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 714 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 295
- Median household income
- $66,651+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,043
- Median home value
- $231,900
- Jobs located here
- 74,539
- Daytime population
- 189,213Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every South Carolina market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Anderson County marked.
Top counties in South Carolina
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lancaster County, SC | 70 | 25 | 6.2 | $1.5M | +18.3% | #220 of 1,769 |
| 2Oconee County, SC | 69 | 21 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +6.3% | #251 of 1,769 |
| 3York County, SC | 69 | 103 | 9.1 | $1.1M | +8.1% | #253 of 1,769 |
| 4Berkeley County, SC | 66 | 79 | 8.4 | $1.1M | +18.7% | #342 of 1,769 |
| 5Chesterfield County, SC | 63 | 6 | 3.4 | $2.1M | +3.4% | #408 of 1,769 |
| 6Jasper County, SC | 62 | 8 | 6.1 | $1.4M | +32.2% | #450 of 1,769 |
| 7Anderson County, SC | 61 | 66 | 7.9 | $1.1M | +7.7% | #498 of 1,769 |
| 8Kershaw County, SC | 60 | 20 | 7.4 | $1.1M | +11.6% | #527 of 1,769 |
| 9Cherokee County, SC | 58 | 10 | 4.5 | $1.6M | +3.7% | #572 of 1,769 |
| 10Aiken County, SC | 58 | 50 | 7.2 | $1.2M | +7.3% | #583 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Anderson 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 spas52
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons65
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many spas and skin care studios are in Anderson County, SC?
Anderson County has 66 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Anderson County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $70.6M a year, or $841 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 66 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per studio. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,904 households in Anderson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Anderson County, SC compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Anderson County has 7.9 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $1.1M, 22% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Anderson County would have about 81, against 66 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,992 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Anderson County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Anderson County at 219,930 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,904 households. Median household income in Anderson County is $66,651, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.0%, 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. Anderson County scores 61 for spas and skin care studios (upper middle), #498 of 1,769 scored counties.
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