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Hair salons in Arizona

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Arizona, ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
6,044
843 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
1,711
+23.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$2.9B
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
21.2
9% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$481K
12% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#8 of 51
Market score 66 · Upper middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Arizona by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 6,044 hair salons on map listings in Arizona as of September 2026. Of those, 843 are chain locations, or 14%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 21.2 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Arizona spend about $2.9B a year on personal care products and services, or $1,017 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 6,044 hair salons, that is $481K per salon, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Official counts show 1,711 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Arizona in 2023, up 23.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,669 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 90 SBA-backed loans worth $21.4M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Arizona.

Among the 50 states and DC, Arizona ranks #8 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Yuma metro area scores highest (70). Of the 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arizona, the Safford area scores highest (83).

Every market in Arizona for hair salons

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Arizona, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Arizona, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuma, AZ7014718.5$471K+9.2%#34 of 387
2Tucson, AZ6577417.7$541K+2.8%#55 of 387
3Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ634,33022.9$467K+7.3%#74 of 387
4Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ6223220.9$451K+6.5%#83 of 387
5Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ6120920.5$418K+6.5%#95 of 387
6Flagstaff, AZ608715.8$620K−0.6%#97 of 387
7Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ599218.0$479K+0.6%#113 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Arizona, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Safford, AZ831511.8$763K+4.0%#7 of 538
2Show Low, AZ775413.5$603K+3.0%#18 of 538
3Payson, AZ733414.4$607K+0.9%#36 of 538
4Nogales, AZ712715.9$521K+4.8%#51 of 538

Counties

Counties in Arizona, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pinal County, AZ911358.3$1.2M+25.4%#7 of 2,339
2Graham County, AZ771511.8$763K+4.0%#116 of 2,339
3Navajo County, AZ715413.5$603K+3.0%#260 of 2,339
4Gila County, AZ683414.4$607K+0.9%#358 of 2,339
5Yuma County, AZ6814718.5$471K+9.2%#373 of 2,339
6Santa Cruz County, AZ662715.9$521K+4.8%#426 of 2,339
7Pima County, AZ6377417.7$541K+2.8%#534 of 2,339
8Yavapai County, AZ6323220.9$451K+6.5%#555 of 2,339
9Mohave County, AZ6220920.5$418K+6.5%#613 of 2,339
10Coconino County, AZ598715.8$620K−0.6%#717 of 2,339
11Cochise County, AZ589218.0$479K+0.6%#778 of 2,339
12Maricopa County, AZ574,19524.2$444K+5.5%#835 of 2,339
13La Paz County, AZ561213.4$596K+0.9%#852 of 2,339
14Apache County, AZ50209.5$786K−2.2%#1,146 of 2,339
Greenlee County, AZNot scored1130.6$295K−2.3%

Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Arizona?

As of September 2026, map listings count 6,044 hair salons in Arizona. 843 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 1,711 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 23.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 14,156 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Arizona spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.9B a year, or $1,017 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6,044 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $481K 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 2,856,081 households in Arizona and national spending patterns by income.

How does Arizona compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Arizona has 21.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $481K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Arizona would have about 6,751, against 6,044 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,669 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Arizona has the highest market score for hair salons?

Among 7 scored metro areas in or partly in Arizona, the Yuma metro area scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Among 4 scored small-town markets in or partly in Arizona, the Safford area scores highest, at 83 (high). Among 14 scored counties in Arizona, Pinal County scores highest, at 91 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Arizona scores 66 for hair salons (upper middle), #8 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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