Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Hair salons in Clay County, AL
How Clay County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,308 of 2,339 scored counties
#20 of 61 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On personal care products and services · $757 a household
- Spending per listing
- $550K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.7
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,207
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $757 per household (25% below the U.S. average), households in Clay County spend about $4.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 8 hair salons, that is $550K per salon, 28% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 8 hair salons on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 13.7 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Clay County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Clay County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clay County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,308 of 2,339 scored counties and #20 of 61 scored counties in Alabama.
How Clay 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.
| Measure | Clay County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.7 | 23.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $550K | $366K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,699 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $757 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,250 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 45 |
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
- 23Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 10The 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 Clay 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 Clay County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,207−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,820
- Median age
- 45.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 604 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $55,250+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,518
- Median home value
- $156,700
- Jobs located here
- 4,076
- Daytime population
- 12,354Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| 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 |
| 20Clay County, AL | 47 | 8 | 13.7 | $550K | −0.1% | #1,308 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Clay County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Clay County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 8 hair salons in Clay County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Clay County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 23 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clay County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.4M a year, or $757 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $550K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,820 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clay County, AL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Clay County has 13.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $550K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Clay County would have about 10, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Clay County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Clay County at 14,207 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,820 households. Median household income in Clay County is $55,250, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.3%, 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. Clay County scores 47 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,308 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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