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Spas and skin care studios in Sumter County, SC

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,096 of 1,769 scored counties
#14 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina

Listings
36
2 chain locations (6%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$32.2M
On personal care products and services · $783 a household
Spending per listing
$893K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.8
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
105,067
−0.3% 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 36 spas and skin care studios in Sumter County. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 10% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.8, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.5.

At $783 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in Sumter County spend about $32.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $893K per studio, 2% above 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 Sumter County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 10,271 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Sumter County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Sumter County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for spas and skin care studios, ranking #1,096 of 1,769 scored counties and #14 of 31 scored counties in South Carolina.

How Sumter 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 Sumter County, SC compared with South Carolina and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountySouth CarolinaU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.811.111.5
Spending per listing$893K$787K$876K
Households per official establishment10,2715,0554,055
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+27.7%+29.8%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$783$871$1,005
Median household income$56,693$69,324$80,734
Groundwork market score4445

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$284K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
362 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
105,067−0.3% since 2020
Households
41,083
Median age
38.8
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
665 sq. mi.
People per square mile
157
Median household income
$56,693+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,835
Median home value
$165,300
Jobs located here
37,301
Daytime population
101,774Residents 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 Sumter 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
14Sumter County, SC44368.8$893K−0.3%#1,096 of 1,769

Other business types in Sumter 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 Sumter County, SC?

There are 36 spas and skin care studios on map listings in Sumter County as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count spas, skin care, waxing, lash and tanning studios. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as other personal care services in 2023.

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

About $32.2M 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 36 spas and skin care studios on map listings, it comes to $893K 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 41,083 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumter County has 8.8 spas and skin care studios per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 11.5. Spending per studio is $893K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $876K. At the national ratio of spas and skin care studios to household spending, Sumter County would have about 37, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,271 households, against one for every 4,055 across the U.S.

How fast is Sumter County, SC growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 105,067 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,083 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $56,693, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. Sumter County scores 44 for spas and skin care studios (lower middle), #1,096 of 1,769 scored counties.

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