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Hair salons in Bullock County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Bullock County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 7 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,322 of 2,339 scored counties
#60 of 61 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On personal care products and services · $601 a household
Spending per listing
$317K
26% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.0
19% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
9,780
−4.5% 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

For hair salons, Bullock County has a Groundwork market score of 7 (very low): #2,322 of 2,339 scored counties and #60 of 61 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 7 hair salons in Bullock County. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 19.0 per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $601 per household (40% below the U.S. average), households in Bullock County spend about $2.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $317K per salon, 26% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Bullock County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates show Bullock County declined 4.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bullock County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Hair salons in Bullock County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBullock CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.023.023.4
Spending per listing$317K$366K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6991,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.5%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$601$839$1,005
Median household income$31,310$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score745

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
56Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
70 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 beauty salons in Bullock 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 Bullock County

Population, 2025 estimate
9,780−4.5% since 2020
Households
3,688
Median age
41.6
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
623 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$31,310−17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$45,506
Median home value
$81,700
Jobs located here
2,454
Daytime population
8,815Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for hair salons, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Bullock County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Limestone County, AL806716.4$582K+18.0%#80 of 2,339
2Elmore County, AL774313.1$681K+4.2%#119 of 2,339
3Henry County, AL7379.9$804K+7.1%#197 of 2,339
4Chilton County, AL712111.7$687K+5.9%#255 of 2,339
5St. Clair County, AL695716.2$540K+7.1%#330 of 2,339
6Autauga County, AL684318.8$478K+5.1%#372 of 2,339
7Blount County, AL663415.3$533K+1.8%#424 of 2,339
8Lee County, AL6411516.6$511K+8.6%#500 of 2,339
9Shelby County, AL6219122.0$472K+6.5%#602 of 2,339
10Cullman County, AL607019.8$414K+6.7%#701 of 2,339
60Bullock County, AL7719.0$317K−4.5%#2,322 of 2,339

Other business types in Bullock County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Bullock County, AL?

Bullock County has 7 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Bullock County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bullock County, AL spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.2M a year, or $601 per household. That is 40% below the U.S. average (an index of 60, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $317K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,688 households in Bullock County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bullock County, AL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Bullock County has 19.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $317K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Bullock County would have about 5, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Bullock County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Bullock County at 9,780 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 3,688 households. The median household income in Bullock County is $31,310 a year, 61% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That fell 17.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Bullock County scores 7 for hair salons (very low), #2,322 of 2,339 scored counties.

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