Beauty and personal care · County · South Carolina
Spas and skin care studios in Dorchester County, SC
How Dorchester County, SC compares with other counties and the U.S. for spas and skin care studios: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,166 of 1,769 scored counties
#18 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina
- Listings
- 105
- 13 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 14
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $58.3M
- On personal care products and services · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $555K
- 37% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.6
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 178,397
- +10.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Dorchester County comes to about $58.3M a year: $923 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $555K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 37% below the U.S. figure of $876K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only spas and skin care studios.
There are 105 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Dorchester County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 12%, against 10% across the U.S. That comes to 16.6 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 11.5.
Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Dorchester County in 2023. That is one for every 4,513 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $2.3M has gone to businesses classed as other personal care services in Dorchester County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dorchester County grew 10.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in Dorchester County is 43 (lower middle), #1,166 of 1,769 scored counties and #18 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina.
How Dorchester 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 | Dorchester County | South Carolina | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.6 | 11.1 | 11.5 |
| Spending per listing | $555K | $787K | $876K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,513 | 5,055 | 4,055 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +27.7% | +29.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $923 | $871 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,198 | $69,324 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 14
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- Not publishedNot published for this business type
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as other personal care services in Dorchester 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 Dorchester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 178,397+10.1% since 2020
- Households
- 63,179
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 568 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 294
- Median household income
- $78,198+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,220
- Median home value
- $329,300
- Jobs located here
- 39,777
- Daytime population
- 129,933Residents 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 Dorchester 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 |
| 18Dorchester County, SC | 43 | 105 | 16.6 | $555K | +10.1% | #1,166 of 1,769 |
Other business types in Dorchester 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 spas36
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care43
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 Dorchester County, SC?
As of September 2026, map listings count 105 spas and skin care studios in Dorchester County. 13 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.
How much do households in Dorchester County, SC spend on personal care products and services?
About $58.3M a year, or $923 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $555K 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 63,179 households in Dorchester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dorchester County, SC compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?
Dorchester County has 16.6 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $555K, 37% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the U.S. ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Dorchester County would have about 67, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,513 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.
How fast is Dorchester County, SC growing?
Population estimates put Dorchester County at 178,397 people in 2025, up 10.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 63,179 households. The median household income in Dorchester County is $78,198 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Dorchester County scores 43 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,166 of 1,769 scored counties.
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