Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Hair salons in Jefferson County, AL
The hair salons in Jefferson County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,120 of 2,339 scored counties
#51 of 61 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 791
- 111 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 149
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $235.7M
- On personal care products and services · $873 a household
- Spending per listing
- $298K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.3
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 665,742
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Jefferson County is 26 (lower middle), #2,120 of 2,339 scored counties and #51 of 61 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 791 hair salons in Jefferson County. Of those, 111 are chain locations, or 14%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 29.3 per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Jefferson County comes to about $235.7M a year: $873 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That works out to $298K per salon, 31% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Jefferson County was 149 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,811 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Jefferson County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 1.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.3 | 23.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $298K | $366K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,811 | 2,699 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $873 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,388 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 140 → 149+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 686
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,344Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 791111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 548The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 665,742−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 269,883
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,112 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 601
- Median household income
- $66,388+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,697
- Median home value
- $240,000
- Jobs located here
- 395,444
- Daytime population
- 777,965Residents 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 Jefferson 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 |
| 51Jefferson County, AL | 26 | 791 | 29.3 | $298K | −1.3% | #2,120 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 spas23
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops34
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Jefferson County, AL?
Jefferson County has 791 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 111 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 149 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. Official counts list 2,344 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $235.7M a year, or $873 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 791 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $298K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 269,883 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, AL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Jefferson County has 29.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $298K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 548, against 791 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,811 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Jefferson County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 665,742 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 269,883 households. The median household income in Jefferson County is $66,388 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.2% 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. Jefferson County scores 26 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,120 of 2,339 scored counties.
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