Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Hair salons in Walker County, AL
The hair salons in Walker County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,798 of 2,339 scored counties
#36 of 61 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 56
- 14 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On personal care products and services · $759 a household
- Spending per listing
- $344K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.1
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,140
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
Walker County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,798 of 2,339 scored counties and #36 of 61 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 56 hair salons in Walker County. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 25%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Walker County spend about $19.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $759 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $344K per salon, 20% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Walker County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,627 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walker County held about level, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Walker 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 | Walker County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.1 | 23.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $344K | $366K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,627 | 2,699 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $759 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,509 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 115Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5614 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Walker 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 Walker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,1400.0% since 2020
- Households
- 25,388
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 791 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 82
- Median household income
- $56,509+29.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,976
- Median home value
- $135,900
- Jobs located here
- 18,440
- Daytime population
- 55,921Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 36Walker County, AL | 37 | 56 | 22.1 | $344K | 0.0% | #1,798 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Walker 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 spas36
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Walker County, AL?
There are 56 hair salons on map listings in Walker County as of September 2026. 14 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 115 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walker County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.3M a year, or $759 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 56 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $344K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,388 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walker County, AL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Walker County has 22.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $344K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Walker County would have about 45, against 56 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,627 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Walker County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Walker County at 65,140 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,388 households. The median household income in Walker County is $56,509 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.5% 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. Walker County scores 37 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,798 of 2,339 scored counties.
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