Groundwork

Beauty and personal care · County · Florida

Hair salons in Osceola County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Osceola County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,452 of 2,339 scored counties
#31 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
358
33 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
84
+27.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$123.6M
On personal care products and services · $866 a household
Spending per listing
$345K
20% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
25.1
7% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
481,718
+23.2% since 2020

See the hair salons around any address in Osceola County

The site report maps the hair salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Osceola County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 358 hair salons in Osceola County. 33 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.1, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $866 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Osceola County spend about $123.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 358 hair salons, that is $345K per salon, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Osceola County in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,700 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,457 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $827K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Osceola County.

Population estimates show Osceola County grew 23.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Osceola County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,452 of 2,339 scored counties and #31 of 63 scored counties in Florida.

How Osceola 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 Osceola County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureOsceola CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households25.127.323.4
Spending per listing$345K$333K$430K
Households per official establishment1,7001,1621,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.3%+15.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+23.2%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$866$911$1,005
Median household income$72,637$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4527

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
66 → 84+27.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
272
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,457Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
35833 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
287The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$827K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
481,718+23.2% since 2020
Households
142,794
Median age
37.5
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,327 sq. mi.
People per square mile
322
Median household income
$72,637+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,670
Median home value
$353,300
Jobs located here
119,328
Daytime population
341,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Osceola County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the hair salons on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Osceola County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Hair salons across Florida

Every Florida market ranked →

The highest-scoring counties in Florida for hair salons, numbered among those based in Florida, with Osceola 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
31Osceola County, FL4535825.1$345K+23.2%#1,452 of 2,339

Other business types in Osceola County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Osceola County, FL?

There are 358 hair salons on map listings in Osceola County as of September 2026. 33 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 84 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 27.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,457 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $123.6M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 358 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $345K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,794 households in Osceola County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Osceola County has 25.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $345K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Osceola County would have about 287, against 358 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,700 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Osceola County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Osceola County at 481,718 people in 2025, up 23.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,794 households. The median household income in Osceola County is $72,637 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Osceola County scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,452 of 2,339 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Osceola County. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in Osceola County

Screening a site or an acquisition in Osceola County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Osceola County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.