Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Hair salons in Shelby County, AL
The hair salons in Shelby County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #602 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 61 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 191
- 49 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 56
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $90.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,037 a household
- Spending per listing
- $472K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 238,552
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Shelby County spend about $90.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,037 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. Spread across 191 hair salons, that is $472K per salon, 10% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 191 hair salons on map listings in Shelby County as of September 2026. 49 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 56 businesses with payroll in Shelby County classed as beauty salons, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,551 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 475 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $200K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Shelby County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Shelby County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Shelby County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #602 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 61 scored counties in Alabama.
How Shelby 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 | Shelby County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 23.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $472K | $366K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,551 | 2,699 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,037 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $97,961 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53 → 56+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 291
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 475Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19149 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 209The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $200K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Shelby 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 Shelby County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 238,552+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 86,866
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 785 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 293
- Median household income
- $97,961+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,135
- Median home value
- $326,100
- Jobs located here
- 95,355
- Daytime population
- 222,801Residents 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 Shelby 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 |
Other business types in Shelby 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 spas55
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care72
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Shelby County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 191 hair salons in Shelby County. 49 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 56 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 475 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Shelby County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $90.1M a year, or $1,037 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 191 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $472K 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 86,866 households in Shelby County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Shelby County, AL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Shelby County has 22.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $472K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Shelby County would have about 209, against 191 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,551 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Shelby County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Shelby County at 238,552 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 86,866 households. Median household income in Shelby County is $97,961, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.9%, 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. Shelby County scores 62 for hair salons (upper middle), #602 of 2,339 scored counties.
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