Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Florida
Hair salons in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area
The hair salons in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #358 of 387 scored metro areas
#20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 939
- 139 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 307
- +7.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $299.2M
- On personal care products and services · $913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 875,607
- +14.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #358 of 387 scored metro areas and #20 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area spend about $299.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $913 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $319K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 939 hair salons on map listings in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 139 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.6, 22% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area was 307 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,068 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +14.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 27.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $333K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,068 | 1,162 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +7.7% | +15.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +14.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $913 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,107 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 307+7.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,973Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 939139 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 695The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area, 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 the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 875,607+14.4% since 2020
- Households
- 327,803
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 781 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,047
- Median household income
- $76,107+31.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,469
- Median home value
- $362,200
- Jobs located here
- 293,056
- Daytime population
- 793,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 84 | 66 | 9.4 | $953K | +21.1% | #2 of 387 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 61 | 533 | 18.4 | $456K | +19.8% | #94 of 387 |
| 3Gainesville, FL | 45 | 296 | 20.8 | $403K | +5.4% | #234 of 387 |
| 4Ocala, FL | 45 | 336 | 20.4 | $392K | +17.3% | #237 of 387 |
| 5Punta Gorda, FL | 45 | 206 | 22.8 | $379K | +15.5% | #239 of 387 |
| 6Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 43 | 494 | 24.5 | $368K | +6.5% | #257 of 387 |
| 7Sebring, FL | 43 | 109 | 23.3 | $327K | +9.7% | #261 of 387 |
| 8Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 43 | 238 | 27.0 | $325K | +15.7% | #262 of 387 |
| 9North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 42 | 958 | 24.6 | $386K | +13.2% | #269 of 387 |
| 10Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 41 | 675 | 22.9 | $380K | +11.2% | #285 of 387 |
| 20Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 32 | 939 | 28.6 | $319K | +14.4% | #358 of 387 |
Other business types in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area
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 salons32
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care33
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 939 hair salons in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area. 139 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 307 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,973 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $299.2M a year, or $913 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 939 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $319K 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 327,803 households in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area has 28.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $319K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area would have about 695, against 939 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,068 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area at 875,607 people in 2025, up 14.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 327,803 households. Median household income in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area is $76,107, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.6%, 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. The Cape Coral-Fort Myers metro area scores 32 for hair salons (lower middle), #358 of 387 scored metro areas.
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