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Hair salons in Nassau County, FL

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #982 of 2,339 scored counties
#17 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
95
13 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
27
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$38.6M
On personal care products and services · $982 a household
Spending per listing
$406K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.2
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,879
+17.4% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Nassau County comes to about $38.6M a year: $982 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $406K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 95 hair salons on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. 13 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 24.2 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Nassau County in 2023. That is one for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 228 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $143K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Nassau County.

Population estimates put the population change in Nassau County from 2020 to 2025 at +17.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Nassau County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #982 of 2,339 scored counties and #17 of 63 scored counties in Florida.

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.227.323.4
Spending per listing$406K$333K$430K
Households per official establishment1,4561,1621,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+17.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$982$911$1,005
Median household income$89,804$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5427

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16 → 27
Employees, 2023
111
Annual payroll, 2023
$3.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
228Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9513 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
90The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$143K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
106,879+17.4% since 2020
Households
39,307
Median age
46.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
649 sq. mi.
People per square mile
151
Median household income
$89,804+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,081
Median home value
$382,800
Jobs located here
26,220
Daytime population
80,329Residents 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 Nassau 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
17Nassau County, FL549524.2$406K+17.4%#982 of 2,339

Other business types in Nassau County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Nassau County, FL?

As of September 2026, map listings count 95 hair salons in Nassau County. 13 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 228 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $38.6M a year, or $982 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 95 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $406K 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 39,307 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 24.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $406K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Nassau County would have about 90, against 95 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,456 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 106,879 people in 2025, up 17.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 39,307 households. Median household income in Nassau County is $89,804, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Nassau County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #982 of 2,339 scored counties.

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