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Hair salons in Franklin County, AL

The hair salons in Franklin County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,701 of 2,339 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
26
9 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.9M
On personal care products and services · $743 a household
Spending per listing
$341K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.8
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
32,449
+1.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 26 hair salons in Franklin County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 35%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 21.8 per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Franklin County comes to about $8.9M a year: $743 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $341K per salon, 21% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Franklin County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,985 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates show Franklin County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Franklin County is 39 (lower middle), #1,701 of 2,339 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in Alabama.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.823.023.4
Spending per listing$341K$366K$430K
Households per official establishment3,9852,6991,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$743$839$1,005
Median household income$53,338$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3945

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$262K
One-person businesses, 2023
52Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
269 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
32,449+1.1% since 2020
Households
11,954
Median age
39.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
634 sq. mi.
People per square mile
50
Median household income
$53,338+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$68,636
Median home value
$136,000
Jobs located here
10,404
Daytime population
28,894Residents 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 Franklin 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
33Franklin County, AL392621.8$341K+1.1%#1,701 of 2,339

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Franklin County, AL?

Franklin County has 26 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $8.9M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 26 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $341K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,954 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 21.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $341K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Franklin County would have about 21, against 26 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,985 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 32,449 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,954 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $53,338 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.6% 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. Franklin County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,701 of 2,339 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Franklin County

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