Beauty and personal care · County · Arizona
Hair salons in Pima County, AZ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Pima County, AZ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #534 of 2,339 scored counties
#7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 774
- 124 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 236
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $418.5M
- On personal care products and services · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $541K
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Pima County spend about $418.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $956 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $541K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 774 hair salons on map listings in Pima County as of September 2026. 124 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 17.7 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 236 businesses with payroll in Pima County classed as beauty salons, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,855 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,664 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 12 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Pima County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Pima County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Pima County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #534 of 2,339 scored counties and #7 of 14 scored counties in Arizona. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Pima County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.7 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $541K | $481K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,855 | 1,669 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +23.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $956 | $1,017 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 236 → 2360.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,051
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $38.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,664Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 774124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 973The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 12
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for hair salons, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 91 | 135 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +25.4% | #7 of 2,339 |
| 2Graham County, AZ | 77 | 15 | 11.8 | $763K | +4.0% | #116 of 2,339 |
| 3Navajo County, AZ | 71 | 54 | 13.5 | $603K | +3.0% | #260 of 2,339 |
| 4Gila County, AZ | 68 | 34 | 14.4 | $607K | +0.9% | #358 of 2,339 |
| 5Yuma County, AZ | 68 | 147 | 18.5 | $471K | +9.2% | #373 of 2,339 |
| 6Santa Cruz County, AZ | 66 | 27 | 15.9 | $521K | +4.8% | #426 of 2,339 |
| 7Pima County, AZ | 63 | 774 | 17.7 | $541K | +2.8% | #534 of 2,339 |
| 8Yavapai County, AZ | 63 | 232 | 20.9 | $451K | +6.5% | #555 of 2,339 |
| 9Mohave County, AZ | 62 | 209 | 20.5 | $418K | +6.5% | #613 of 2,339 |
| 10Coconino County, AZ | 59 | 87 | 15.8 | $620K | −0.6% | #717 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Pima 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 spas48
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Pima County, AZ?
As of September 2026, map listings count 774 hair salons in Pima County. 124 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 236 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 1,664 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on personal care products and services?
About $418.5M a year, or $956 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 774 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $541K 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 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Pima County has 17.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $541K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Pima County would have about 973, against 774 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,855 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #534 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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