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Spas and skin care studios in Lee County, SC

The spas and skin care studios in Lee County, SC, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.2M
On personal care products and services · $661 a household
Spending per listing
$4.2M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.6
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
15,730
−5.0% since 2020

See the spas and skin care studios around any address in Lee County

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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

As of September 2026, map listings count 1 spa or skin care studio in Lee County. That is 1.6 per 10,000 households.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Lee County comes to about $4.2M a year: $661 per household, 34% below the U.S. average. That works out to $4.2M per studio. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which spas and skin care studios share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in Lee County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings, Lee County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Lee 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 Lee County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.611.111.5
Spending per listing$4.2M$787K$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,0554,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.7%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$661$871$1,005
Median household income$44,760$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
10 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
15,730−5.0% since 2020
Households
6,351
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
70%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
410 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$44,760+38.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$56,408
Median home value
$104,600
Jobs located here
3,773
Daytime population
12,067Residents 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 Lee 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
Lee County, SCNot scored11.6$4.2M−5.0%

Other business types in Lee 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 Lee County, SC?

Lee County has 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. No official count is published for other personal care services in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $4.2M a year, or $661 per household. That is 34% below the U.S. average (an index of 66, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings, it comes to $4.2M 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 6,351 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Lee County would have about 5, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Lee County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 15,730 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,351 households. Median household income in Lee County is $44,760, 45% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.3%, 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. Lee County has no market score for spas and skin care studios: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 1.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Lee County. It maps the spas and skin care studios on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for spas and skin care studios · All 56 business types in Lee County

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