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Hair salons in Martin County, FL

The hair salons in Martin County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,984 of 2,339 scored counties
#55 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
250
34 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
77
−2.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.7M
On personal care products and services · $969 a household
Spending per listing
$263K
39% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.9
58% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,272
+4.8% since 2020

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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

For hair salons, Martin County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #1,984 of 2,339 scored counties and #55 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Martin County spend about $65.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $969 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $263K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 39% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 250 hair salons on map listings in Martin County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 36.9 per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 77 businesses with payroll in Martin County classed as beauty salons, down 2.5% from 2019. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $130K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Martin County. Population estimates show Martin County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Martin County 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.

Hair salons in Martin County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.927.323.4
Spending per listing$263K$333K$430K
Households per official establishment8811,1621,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.5%+15.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$969$911$1,005
Median household income$82,943$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3227

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
79 → 77−2.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
296
Annual payroll, 2023
$8.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
387Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
25034 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
153The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$130K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Martin 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 Martin County

Population, 2025 estimate
166,272+4.8% since 2020
Households
67,801
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$82,943+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,323
Median home value
$432,200
Jobs located here
78,861
Daytime population
172,767Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for hair salons, numbered among those based in Florida, with Martin County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL86669.4$953K+21.1%#30 of 2,339
2Wakulla County, FL702116.5$550K+12.3%#289 of 2,339
3Glades County, FL68511.1$661K+9.9%#348 of 2,339
4St. Johns County, FL6525021.6$515K+25.0%#453 of 2,339
5Putnam County, FL643812.1$604K+5.9%#484 of 2,339
6Santa Rosa County, FL6316022.0$446K+11.7%#556 of 2,339
7Gadsden County, FL61148.3$870K+2.0%#618 of 2,339
8Polk County, FL6053318.4$456K+19.8%#690 of 2,339
9Suwannee County, FL603018.6$415K+10.6%#700 of 2,339
10Gilchrist County, FL591318.2$460K+14.5%#748 of 2,339
55Martin County, FL3225036.9$263K+4.8%#1,984 of 2,339

Other business types in Martin County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Martin County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 250 hair salons in Martin County. 34 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 77 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 2.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 387 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Martin County, FL spend on personal care products and services?

About $65.7M a year, or $969 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 250 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $263K 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 67,801 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Martin County, FL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Martin County has 36.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 58% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $263K, 39% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Martin County would have about 153, against 250 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 166,272 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,801 households. Median household income in Martin County is $82,943, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Martin County scores 32 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,984 of 2,339 scored counties.

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