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Spas and skin care studios in the Florence, SC metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in the Florence, SC metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #325 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina

Listings
82
8 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$61.4M
On personal care products and services · $783 a household
Spending per listing
$749K
14% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.5
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
201,392
+0.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios in the Florence metro area is 36 (lower middle), #325 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 8 scored metro areas based in South Carolina. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 82 spas and skin care studios in the Florence metro area. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 10.5, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

Households in the Florence metro area spend about $61.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $783 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $749K of household spending for each studio on map listings, 14% below 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in the Florence metro area was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 7,842 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Florence metro area grew 0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Florence metro 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 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 Florence, SC metro area compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureFlorence metro areaSouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.511.111.5
Spending per listing$749K$787K$876K
Households per official establishment7,8425,0554,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.7%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$783$871$1,005
Median household income$54,443$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score3645

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
10
Employees, 2023
25
Annual payroll, 2023
$362K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
828 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The 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 the Florence metro 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 Florence metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
201,392+0.9% since 2020
Households
78,417
Median age
40.0
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,361 sq. mi.
People per square mile
147
Median household income
$54,443+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,289
Median home value
$170,800
Jobs located here
90,742
Daytime population
204,808Residents 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 metro areas in South Carolina for spas and skin care studios, numbered among those based in South Carolina (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Florence metro area marked.

Top metro areas in South Carolina

Metro areas in South Carolina ranked for spas and skin care studios by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Spartanburg, SC561349.4$885K+14.3%#142 of 387
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC482309.9$876K+4.7%#208 of 387
2Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC4546012.0$734K+9.0%#238 of 387
3Sumter, SC43368.8$893K−0.3%#254 of 387
4Columbia, SC4237911.2$774K+6.0%#265 of 387
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC401,49613.9$697K+10.1%#290 of 387
5Charleston-North Charleston, SC3949514.7$656K+10.7%#304 of 387
6Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC3915316.0$606K+12.0%#305 of 387
7Florence, SC368210.5$749K+0.9%#325 of 387
8Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC2723714.9$563K+20.9%#376 of 387

Other business types in the Florence metro area

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

Questions

How many spas and skin care studios are in the Florence, SC metro area?

The Florence metro area has 82 spas and skin care studios on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

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

About $61.4M a year, or $783 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $749K 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 78,417 households in the Florence metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Florence, SC metro area compare with the U.S. for spas and skin care studios?

The Florence metro area has 10.5 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $749K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, the Florence metro area would have about 70, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,842 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is the Florence, SC metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Florence metro area at 201,392 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 78,417 households. Median household income in the Florence metro area is $54,443, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. The Florence metro area scores 36 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #325 of 387 scored metro areas.

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