Market rankings · Alabama

Hair salons in Alabama

Markets across Alabama ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 4,586; 811 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments: 740; +4.2% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.7B; On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households: 23.0; 2% below the U.S.
Spending per listing: $366K; 15% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #34 of 51; Market score 45 · Lower middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Alabama by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,586 hair salons in Alabama. Of those, 811 are chain locations, or 18%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Alabama spend about $1.7B a year on personal care products and services, or $839 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $366K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 15% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 740 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Alabama in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,699 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Alabama.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alabama ranks #34 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Auburn-Opelika metro area scores highest (69). Of the 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Cullman area scores highest (65).

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alabama, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alabama, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Auburn-Opelika, AL	69	119	15.5	$536K	+7.1%	#37 of 387
2Huntsville, AL	52	575	27.9	$347K	+12.5%	#162 of 387
3Tuscaloosa, AL	48	197	18.6	$440K	+2.9%	#201 of 387
4Decatur, AL	46	140	22.3	$381K	+2.5%	#229 of 387
5Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	44	285	28.9	$317K	+14.8%	#254 of 387
6Montgomery, AL	41	317	20.9	$398K	+0.9%	#280 of 387
7Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	40	161	25.3	$321K	+3.5%	#302 of 387
8Birmingham, AL	36	1,160	24.9	$357K	+1.4%	#331 of 387
9Dothan, AL	35	145	23.8	$333K	+3.4%	#341 of 387
10Gadsden, AL	31	101	25.6	$295K	+0.4%	#363 of 387
11Mobile, AL	29	366	22.6	$356K	−0.7%	#367 of 387
12Anniston-Oxford, AL	28	128	28.4	$269K	−0.3%	#369 of 387
Columbus, GA-AL	20	344	27.0	$298K	−1.3%	#383 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alabama, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Cullman, AL	65	70	19.8	$414K	+6.7%	#98 of 538
2Talladega-Sylacauga, AL	58	49	12.9	$593K	0.0%	#166 of 538
3Enterprise, AL	56	42	20.0	$424K	+6.3%	#201 of 538
4Ozark, AL	54	31	15.7	$485K	+1.3%	#225 of 538
LaGrange, GA-AL	49	101	25.0	$311K	+3.0%	#289 of 538
5Scottsboro, AL	48	39	17.9	$422K	+3.3%	#295 of 538
6Albertville, AL	46	102	28.0	$296K	+6.0%	#319 of 538
7Russellville, AL	41	26	21.8	$341K	+1.1%	#375 of 538
8Fort Payne, AL	40	50	19.1	$383K	+3.4%	#382 of 538
9Eufaula, AL-GA	37	16	15.7	$450K	−1.2%	#411 of 538
10Selma, AL	37	26	16.3	$391K	−7.9%	#414 of 538
11Alexander City, AL	34	33	19.3	$404K	−0.8%	#446 of 538
12Troy, AL	23	35	28.0	$265K	+2.4%	#511 of 538

Counties

Counties in Alabama, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL	80	67	16.4	$582K	+18.0%	#80 of 2,339
2Elmore County, AL	77	43	13.1	$681K	+4.2%	#119 of 2,339
3Henry County, AL	73	7	9.9	$804K	+7.1%	#197 of 2,339
4Chilton County, AL	71	21	11.7	$687K	+5.9%	#255 of 2,339
5St. Clair County, AL	69	57	16.2	$540K	+7.1%	#330 of 2,339
6Autauga County, AL	68	43	18.8	$478K	+5.1%	#372 of 2,339
7Blount County, AL	66	34	15.3	$533K	+1.8%	#424 of 2,339
8Lee County, AL	64	115	16.6	$511K	+8.6%	#500 of 2,339
9Shelby County, AL	62	191	22.0	$472K	+6.5%	#602 of 2,339
10Cullman County, AL	60	70	19.8	$414K	+6.7%	#701 of 2,339
11Washington County, AL	56	6	10.1	$833K	−3.3%	#847 of 2,339
12Lawrence County, AL	56	21	15.4	$531K	+2.3%	#860 of 2,339
13Geneva County, AL	54	16	15.0	$494K	+3.2%	#958 of 2,339
14Coffee County, AL	54	42	20.0	$424K	+6.3%	#976 of 2,339
15Hale County, AL	52	7	12.4	$554K	+2.9%	#1,049 of 2,339
16Colbert County, AL	51	50	20.6	$386K	+3.8%	#1,136 of 2,339
17Cleburne County, AL	50	10	16.7	$454K	+6.0%	#1,174 of 2,339
18Bibb County, AL	49	10	13.0	$569K	+0.4%	#1,219 of 2,339
19Madison County, AL	49	508	30.8	$316K	+11.0%	#1,264 of 2,339
20Clay County, AL	47	8	13.7	$550K	−0.1%	#1,308 of 2,339
21Talladega County, AL	47	48	14.3	$536K	+0.3%	#1,309 of 2,339
22Russell County, AL	47	40	16.7	$439K	−0.6%	#1,323 of 2,339
23Tuscaloosa County, AL	47	179	19.9	$424K	+3.8%	#1,329 of 2,339
24Baldwin County, AL	47	285	28.9	$317K	+14.8%	#1,348 of 2,339
25Marshall County, AL	47	102	28.0	$296K	+6.0%	#1,351 of 2,339

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Counties in Alabama, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Dale County, AL	45	31	15.7	$485K	+1.3%	#1,419 of 2,339
27Morgan County, AL	45	119	24.3	$355K	+2.6%	#1,448 of 2,339
28Covington County, AL	44	26	17.8	$430K	+1.2%	#1,472 of 2,339
29Cherokee County, AL	42	20	19.6	$397K	+5.8%	#1,559 of 2,339
30Jackson County, AL	41	39	17.9	$422K	+3.3%	#1,586 of 2,339
31Lauderdale County, AL	41	111	28.3	$291K	+3.3%	#1,622 of 2,339
32Sumter County, AL	40	5	10.4	$617K	−5.0%	#1,624 of 2,339
33Franklin County, AL	39	26	21.8	$341K	+1.1%	#1,701 of 2,339
34Randolph County, AL	38	18	19.4	$389K	+4.8%	#1,731 of 2,339
35Choctaw County, AL	37	7	13.3	$540K	−5.7%	#1,764 of 2,339
36Walker County, AL	37	56	22.1	$344K	0.0%	#1,798 of 2,339
37Etowah County, AL	36	101	25.6	$295K	+0.4%	#1,854 of 2,339
38Dallas County, AL	35	26	16.3	$391K	−7.9%	#1,868 of 2,339
39Pickens County, AL	34	10	14.8	$499K	−3.9%	#1,893 of 2,339
40DeKalb County, AL	33	50	19.1	$383K	+3.4%	#1,937 of 2,339
41Mobile County, AL	33	366	22.6	$356K	−0.7%	#1,942 of 2,339
42Houston County, AL	32	122	28.2	$285K	+2.8%	#1,981 of 2,339
43Calhoun County, AL	32	128	28.4	$269K	−0.3%	#1,983 of 2,339
44Crenshaw County, AL	30	9	17.2	$423K	0.0%	#2,009 of 2,339
45Lamar County, AL	29	8	15.7	$453K	−2.6%	#2,040 of 2,339
46Tallapoosa County, AL	29	33	19.3	$404K	−0.8%	#2,046 of 2,339
47Marion County, AL	29	31	29.2	$251K	−0.3%	#2,064 of 2,339
48Barbour County, AL	28	15	16.4	$432K	−1.4%	#2,066 of 2,339
49Winston County, AL	26	20	21.2	$358K	+1.4%	#2,112 of 2,339
50Montgomery County, AL	26	228	25.0	$322K	−1.1%	#2,116 of 2,339
51Jefferson County, AL	26	791	29.3	$298K	−1.3%	#2,120 of 2,339
52Chambers County, AL	24	25	18.6	$393K	−0.9%	#2,144 of 2,339
53Wilcox County, AL	22	6	15.5	$435K	−8.3%	#2,177 of 2,339
54Monroe County, AL	22	12	16.3	$423K	−3.8%	#2,178 of 2,339
55Pike County, AL	20	35	28.0	$265K	+2.4%	#2,227 of 2,339
56Escambia County, AL	16	28	21.9	$324K	0.0%	#2,266 of 2,339
57Fayette County, AL	15	13	20.8	$357K	−2.8%	#2,271 of 2,339
58Marengo County, AL	10	18	22.8	$325K	−5.0%	#2,305 of 2,339
59Butler County, AL	8	17	22.4	$317K	−4.8%	#2,319 of 2,339
60Bullock County, AL	7	7	19.0	$317K	−4.5%	#2,322 of 2,339
61Clarke County, AL	4	36	42.7	$174K	−4.2%	#2,335 of 2,339
Macon County, AL	Not scored	4	5.5	$1.3M	−6.8%
Conecuh County, AL	Not scored	3	6.8	$1M	−5.7%
Coosa County, AL	Not scored	1	2.3	$3.3M	−1.7%
Lowndes County, AL	Not scored	3	7.0	$945K	−9.0%
Perry County, AL	Not scored	1	2.9	$2.1M	−12.2%
Greene County, AL	Not scored	1	3.1	$2M	−8.2%

Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Alabama?

There are 4,586 hair salons on map listings in Alabama as of September 2026. 811 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 740 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 4.2% from 2019. Another 16,590 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Alabama spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.7B a year, or $839 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,586 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $366K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,997,247 households in Alabama and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alabama compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Alabama has 23.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $366K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Alabama would have about 3,895, against 4,586 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,699 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Alabama has the highest market score for hair salons?

Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in Alabama, the Auburn-Opelika metro area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 13 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alabama, the Cullman area scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Among 61 scored counties in Alabama, Limestone County scores highest, at 80 (high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alabama scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #34 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alabama. It maps the hair salons 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.

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