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Spas and skin care studios in Saluda County, SC

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for spas and skin care studios in Saluda 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 1.

Listings
1
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On personal care products and services · $765 a household
Spending per listing
$5.9M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.3
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
19,680
+4.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 1 spa or skin care studio in Saluda County. That is 1.3 per 10,000 households.

Households in Saluda County spend about $5.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $765 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $5.9M 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 Saluda County: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates show Saluda County grew 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings, Saluda County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Saluda 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 Saluda County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSaluda CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.311.111.5
Spending per listing$5.9M$787K$876K
Households per official establishmentn/a5,0554,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.7%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$765$871$1,005
Median household income$51,009$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
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 Saluda 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 Saluda County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,680+4.1% since 2020
Households
7,670
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
453 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$51,009+11.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$73,200
Median home value
$146,500
Jobs located here
5,321
Daytime population
16,117Residents 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 Saluda 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
Saluda County, SCNot scored11.3$5.9M+4.1%

Other business types in Saluda 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 Saluda County, SC?

There is 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings in Saluda County 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 Saluda County: counts under 3 are left out.

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

About $5.9M a year, or $765 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1 spa or skin care studio on map listings, it comes to $5.9M 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 7,670 households in Saluda County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saluda 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, Saluda County would have about 7, against 1 on map listings.

How fast is Saluda County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Saluda County at 19,680 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,670 households. Median household income in Saluda County is $51,009, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 11.6%, 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. Saluda 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?

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

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