Beauty and personal care · County · California
Hair salons in Sonoma County, CA
How Sonoma County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,285 of 2,339 scored counties
#48 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 525
- 61 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 124
- −3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $224.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,177 a household
- Spending per listing
- $428K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 18% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 486,444
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Sonoma County spend about $224.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,177 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. Spread across 525 hair salons, that is $428K 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.
There are 525 hair salons on map listings in Sonoma County as of September 2026. 61 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 27.5 for every 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Sonoma County in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,540 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,311 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Sonoma County.
Population estimates show Sonoma County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Sonoma County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,285 of 2,339 scored counties and #48 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Sonoma 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 | Sonoma County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 24.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $428K | $479K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,540 | 1,551 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.1% | +8.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,177 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,674 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 128 → 124−3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 430
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,311Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52561 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 522The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Sonoma 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 Sonoma County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 486,444−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 190,998
- Median age
- 44.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 308
- Median household income
- $104,674+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,354
- Median home value
- $815,500
- Jobs located here
- 200,159
- Daytime population
- 465,573Residents 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 |
| 48Sonoma County, CA | 48 | 525 | 27.5 | $428K | −0.4% | #1,285 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Sonoma 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 spas40
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Sonoma County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 525 hair salons in Sonoma County. 61 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 3.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,311 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sonoma County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $224.8M a year, or $1,177 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 525 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $428K 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 190,998 households in Sonoma County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sonoma County, CA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Sonoma County has 27.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $428K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Sonoma County would have about 522, against 525 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,540 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Sonoma County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Sonoma County at 486,444 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 190,998 households. Median household income in Sonoma County is $104,674, 30% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.2%, 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. Sonoma County scores 48 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,285 of 2,339 scored counties.
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