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Hair salons in Randolph County, AL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,731 of 2,339 scored counties
#34 of 61 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
18
3 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$7M
On personal care products and services · $756 a household
Spending per listing
$389K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
19.4
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,163
+4.8% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Randolph County comes to about $7M a year: $756 per household, 25% below the U.S. average. That works out to $389K per salon, 10% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Randolph County has 18 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 19.4 for every 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Randolph County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Randolph County from 2020 to 2025 at +4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Randolph County has a Groundwork market score of 38 (lower middle): #1,731 of 2,339 scored counties and #34 of 61 scored counties in Alabama.

How Randolph 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 Randolph County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureRandolph CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households19.423.023.4
Spending per listing$389K$366K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6991,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$756$839$1,005
Median household income$52,338$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score3845

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
57Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
183 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County

Population, 2025 estimate
23,163+4.8% since 2020
Households
9,271
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
581 sq. mi.
People per square mile
39
Median household income
$52,338+20.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,203
Median home value
$181,600
Jobs located here
4,928
Daytime population
18,157Residents 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 Randolph 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
34Randolph County, AL381819.4$389K+4.8%#1,731 of 2,339

Other business types in Randolph County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Randolph County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 hair salons in Randolph County. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Randolph County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7M a year, or $756 per household. That is 25% below the U.S. average (an index of 75, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $389K 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 9,271 households in Randolph County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Randolph County has 19.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $389K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Randolph County would have about 16, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Randolph County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Randolph County at 23,163 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,271 households. Median household income in Randolph County is $52,338, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.6%, 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. Randolph County scores 38 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,731 of 2,339 scored counties.

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