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Spas and skin care studios in Barnwell County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Barnwell County, SC, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.

Listings
3
1 chain location (33%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On personal care products and services · $722 a household
Spending per listing
$2M
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.7
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,653
+0.4% 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

Households in Barnwell County spend about $5.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $722 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 3 spas and skin care studios, that is $2M per studio, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.

Barnwell County has 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.7, 68% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for other personal care services in Barnwell County, since they leave out counts under 3.

Population estimates put the population change in Barnwell County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings, Barnwell County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Barnwell 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.

Spas and skin care in Barnwell County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureBarnwell CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.711.111.5
Spending per listing$2M$787K$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,0554,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.7%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$722$871$1,005
Median household income$46,626$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored45

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
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
31 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 other personal care services in Barnwell 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 Barnwell County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,653+0.4% since 2020
Households
8,116
Median age
40.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
548 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$46,626+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$66,518
Median home value
$106,000
Jobs located here
5,283
Daytime population
16,461Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Spas and skin care across South Carolina

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The highest-scoring counties in South Carolina for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina, with Barnwell County marked.

Top counties in South Carolina

Counties in South Carolina ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Lancaster County, SC70256.2$1.5M+18.3%#220 of 1,769
2Oconee County, SC69216.1$1.4M+6.3%#251 of 1,769
3York County, SC691039.1$1.1M+8.1%#253 of 1,769
4Berkeley County, SC66798.4$1.1M+18.7%#342 of 1,769
5Chesterfield County, SC6363.4$2.1M+3.4%#408 of 1,769
6Jasper County, SC6286.1$1.4M+32.2%#450 of 1,769
7Anderson County, SC61667.9$1.1M+7.7%#498 of 1,769
8Kershaw County, SC60207.4$1.1M+11.6%#527 of 1,769
9Cherokee County, SC58104.5$1.6M+3.7%#572 of 1,769
10Aiken County, SC58507.2$1.2M+7.3%#583 of 1,769
Barnwell County, SCNot scored33.7$2M+0.4%

Other business types in Barnwell County

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in Barnwell County, SC?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 3 spas and skin care studios in Barnwell County. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Barnwell County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.9M a year, or $722 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $2M per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,116 households in Barnwell County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Barnwell County, SC compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

Barnwell County has 3.7 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $2M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Barnwell County would have about 7, against 3 on map listings.

How fast is Barnwell County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Barnwell County at 20,653 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,116 households. The median household income in Barnwell County is $46,626 a year, 42% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. Barnwell County has no market score for spas and skin care studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.

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