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Hair salons in Sumter County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Sumter County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,624 of 2,339 scored counties
#32 of 61 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.1M
On personal care products and services · $639 a household
Spending per listing
$617K
43% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
10.4
56% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
11,588
−5.0% 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

At $639 per household (36% below the U.S. average), households in Sumter County spend about $3.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 5 hair salons, that is $617K per salon, 43% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Sumter County has 5 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 10.4 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Sumter County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 48 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Sumter County declined 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Sumter County is 40 (lower middle), #1,624 of 2,339 scored counties and #32 of 61 scored counties in Alabama.

How Sumter 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 Sumter County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureSumter CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households10.423.023.4
Spending per listing$617K$366K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6991,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$639$839$1,005
Median household income$33,310$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score4045

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
48Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County

Population, 2025 estimate
11,588−5.0% since 2020
Households
4,823
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
904 sq. mi.
People per square mile
13
Median household income
$33,310+37.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$52,781
Median home value
$82,600
Jobs located here
2,933
Daytime population
10,978Residents 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 Sumter 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
32Sumter County, AL40510.4$617K−5.0%#1,624 of 2,339

Other business types in Sumter County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Sumter County, AL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 hair salons in Sumter County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Sumter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 48 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $3.1M a year, or $639 per household. That is 36% below the U.S. average (an index of 64, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $617K 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 4,823 households in Sumter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sumter County has 10.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $617K, 43% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Sumter County would have about 7, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Sumter County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Sumter County at 11,588 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,823 households. Median household income in Sumter County is $33,310, 59% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.0%, 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. Sumter County scores 40 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,624 of 2,339 scored counties.

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