Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Hair salons in Houston County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Houston County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,981 of 2,339 scored counties
#42 of 61 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 122
- 20 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.7M
- On personal care products and services · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $285K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.2
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Houston County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,981 of 2,339 scored counties and #42 of 61 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Houston County spend about $34.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $802 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That is about $285K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Houston County has 122 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.2, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Houston County was 21 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,062 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Houston County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.2 | 23.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $285K | $366K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,062 | 2,699 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $802 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 210.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 94
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 482Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12220 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The 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 Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for hair salons, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 42Houston County, AL | 32 | 122 | 28.2 | $285K | +2.8% | #1,981 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Houston 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
- Salons, barbers and spas24
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons20
- Spas and skin care34
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Houston County, AL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 122 hair salons in Houston County. 20 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 482 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.7M a year, or $802 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 122 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $285K 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 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Houston County has 28.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $285K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Houston County would have about 81, against 122 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,062 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 32 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,981 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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