Hampton, the seat of Hampton County, had 2,598 residents in 2025, and county business brings people in from across Hampton County. Web design in Hampton has to serve the whole county, not just the town. Aria’s plan costs $89 a month with domain, business email and hosting, and the first monthly fee only comes after your approval.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
What makes Hampton different, and what your website should do about it
Hampton counted 2,598 residents in 2025, down from 2,708 in 2020 (−4.1%). Fewer residents also means that customers from the surrounding area matter more. An outdated page reads like a closed business: changes by email are included, so use them.
Census facts about Hampton
Local competition in Hampton
The Census counted 146 establishments with employees in 2023 in ZIP code 29924, which includes Hampton and its surroundings. A sample of that count, and what each kind of business needs online:
- Law offices: 17. Their website should show practice areas in plain words, the attorneys and a contact form for consultations.
- Furniture stores: 3. Their website should show product photos by room, store hours and, if you want, an online store with the same monthly fee.
- Quick-service restaurants: 7. Their website should show the menu with prices, hours and the closest cross streets.
- Custom home builders: 3. Their website should show floor plans and photos of homes you have built, the lots or areas you build in and a way to start a conversation.
- Physician practices: 4. Their website should show the doctors, specialties, insurance accepted and a form for new-patient requests.
In Hampton County, the Census counted 318 businesses with employees and 1,391 without a payroll in 2023; the second group is where a simple, affordable website changes the most. One sector stands out in Hampton County: banks and lenders, with 15 establishments and 2.3 times the national share. What works for them online: branch hours, services and the required disclosures. Hampton’s working residents are concentrated in education, health care and social assistance (18.4%) and wholesale trade (6.6%).
Towns near Hampton your website can name
Around Hampton, the nearest cities and towns are Varnville (2 miles southeast), Brunson (6 miles northwest), Gifford (7.5 miles west) and Luray (8.4 miles southwest). Summerville, a city of 53,177, is 55 miles east. A 25-mile radius around Hampton takes in 19 other municipalities. Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is 28 miles east of Hampton in a straight line. Part of Reconstruction Era National Historical Park is within 39 miles of the town. With 576 residents per square mile on 4.5 square miles of land, Hampton is moderately dense by South Carolina standards. If you serve more than one town, your website can have a service area page that names each of them, so a customer in Brunson or Varnville sees right away that you cover them.
The Hampton climate, from a business owner’s view
The nearest NOAA station with 1991-2020 climate normals, Hampton, is 1.8 miles from Hampton. It records an average high of 92°F in July and an average low of 39°F in January. Precipitation totals about 45 inches a year, with August the wettest month. About 70 days a year hit 90°F or more. Heat shapes the calendar: crews start early, indoor businesses get busier in the afternoon, and the hottest weeks bring urgent searches. If you offer emergency or same-week service in bad weather, state it clearly and keep the contact form short.
Hampton’s population, year by year
The annual estimates show a slow decline, from 2,708 in 2020 to 2,598 in 2025. South Carolina as a whole changed +8.8% in the same period. A steady town rewards the business people can find and trust quickly.
Reading the Hampton customer
Hampton is one of 9 municipalities in Hampton County, a county of 18,174 people. Census estimates for a town this size carry a wide margin of error, so the county is the better guide: the median household income is $44,711 and the median age is 40.9. Broadband reaches 82.6% of homes, and 14.9% of households are online only through a phone plan. 73.4% of households own their home.
What South Carolina asks of a business with a website
Before your website goes live, it helps to have the basics of the business in order.
- Selling to customers in other states? Each state sets its own threshold for remote sellers; South Carolina’s is More than $100,000 in gross revenue from sales into South Carolina in a calendar year. Official source
- Cities and counties may impose a business license tax by ordinance, so check both the city and the county where the business operates; the standard license year runs from May 1 to April 30. In Hampton, that means asking Hampton County and the Town of Hampton. S.C. Code Ann. Sections 6-1-315 and 6-1-400 et seq. (Business License Tax Standardization Act)
- South Carolina’s statewide sales and use tax rate is 6%, and a county may add up to 1% in local sales tax if its voters approve it. South Carolina Department of Revenue
- Newsletters and promotions sent from your business email must include a working way to unsubscribe (16 CFR Part 316). 16 CFR Part 316
General information, not legal advice: confirm the details with the agency that handles each item.
How a website for $89 a month works
Aria is a web design company from Curitiba, Brazil, working since 2008. Everything is done online, so businesses in Hampton get exactly the same plan as anyone else.
- You sign up in about 5 minutes and email us your logo, photos and anything you want on the site.
- Your website is ready within 5 business days on a temporary link, so you can check every page before anything is published.
- Ask for adjustments by email, approve, and after the first monthly fee the site goes live on your domain.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates are on us, and content changes you send by email are included.
- Business website or online store, same price
- Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
- Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
What Hampton business owners ask us
With 2,598 people in Hampton, is a website worth the money?
Your market is bigger than the town: Hampton County has 1,391 nonemployer businesses and 318 with employees (2023), and customers search across the whole area. A website is how people outside Hampton find you.
Can the website mention Fairfax, Luray and the other towns I cover?
Yes. List Fairfax, Luray, Varnville or any other place you work on a service area page, and every page keeps the contact form.
Do we need to have meetings?
No. Aria is based in Curitiba, Brazil, and works with every client online: material, change requests and questions go by email, and you review the website on a temporary link before it goes live.
How long until my website is ready?
Within 5 business days of receiving your material, on a temporary link. You review it, ask for changes, approve, and then it goes live.
Is there a setup fee?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.
Your Hampton website, domain and email in one plan
You approve the website before the first payment, and there is no setup fee.
- Numbers for Hampton come from the U.S. Census Bureau: 2025 population estimates (Vintage 2025), the 2020-2024 American Community Survey (5-year), county figures where the town estimate is too uncertain, County and ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023, Nonemployer Statistics 2023 and the 2025 Gazetteer for straight-line distances.
- Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USC00383906).
- Founding year, nickname, elevation, waters, colleges, hospitals, airports and parks: Wikidata (item Q2343167), retrieved on October 30, 2026; distances are straight-line.
- County seats: USGS National Atlas. State rules: the official South Carolina sources linked above, checked on October 30, 2026.