Beauty and personal care · County · California
Hair salons in Orange County, CA
The hair salons in Orange County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,584 of 2,339 scored counties
#52 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 3,152
- 392 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 1,033
- +21.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $1.3B
- On personal care products and services · $1,237 a household
- Spending per listing
- $425K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 24% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 3,149,507
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Orange County spend about $1.3B a year on personal care products and services, or $1,237 per household, 23% above the U.S. average. That works out to $425K per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Orange County has 3,152 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 392 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 29.1 for every 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 1,033 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Orange County in 2023, up 21.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 7,821 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 48 SBA-backed loans worth $10.7M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Orange County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Orange County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Orange County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,584 of 2,339 scored counties and #52 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Orange County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Orange County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 24.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $425K | $479K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,048 | 1,551 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.0% | +8.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,237 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $116,289 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 854 → 1,033+21.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,995
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $119.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7,821Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3,152392 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 3,114The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 48
- Amount
- $10.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Orange 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 Orange County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 3,149,507−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 1,082,960
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 793 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,991
- Median household income
- $116,289+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $156,761
- Median home value
- $962,600
- Jobs located here
- 1,713,003
- Daytime population
- 3,381,147Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 90 | 21 | 7.3 | $1.3M | +8.2% | #9 of 2,339 |
| 2Madera County, CA | 89 | 65 | 14.3 | $687K | +7.4% | #17 of 2,339 |
| 3Calaveras County, CA | 82 | 27 | 14.6 | $703K | +2.8% | #62 of 2,339 |
| 4Yolo County, CA | 80 | 122 | 15.9 | $688K | +3.1% | #77 of 2,339 |
| 5Kern County, CA | 77 | 444 | 15.6 | $609K | +2.3% | #121 of 2,339 |
| 6Merced County, CA | 77 | 142 | 16.5 | $553K | +5.1% | #125 of 2,339 |
| 7Tulare County, CA | 75 | 235 | 16.4 | $580K | +2.4% | #158 of 2,339 |
| 8San Joaquin County, CA | 75 | 484 | 19.7 | $551K | +5.5% | #161 of 2,339 |
| 9El Dorado County, CA | 72 | 126 | 16.5 | $727K | +0.6% | #229 of 2,339 |
| 10Kings County, CA | 72 | 74 | 16.8 | $560K | +1.0% | #242 of 2,339 |
| 52Orange County, CA | 41 | 3,152 | 29.1 | $425K | −1.1% | #1,584 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Orange 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 spas31
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons32
- Spas and skin care29
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Orange County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 3,152 hair salons in Orange County. 392 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 1,033 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 21.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 7,821 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Orange County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $1.3B a year, or $1,237 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3,152 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $425K 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 1,082,960 households in Orange County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Orange County, CA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Orange County has 29.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $425K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Orange County would have about 3,114, against 3,152 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Orange County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Orange County at 3,149,507 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 1,082,960 households. Median household income in Orange County is $116,289, 44% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Orange County scores 41 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,584 of 2,339 scored counties.
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