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Hair salons in the Tallahassee, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Tallahassee, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #357 of 387 scored metro areas
#19 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
365
40 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
102
+22.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$134.1M
On personal care products and services · $849 a household
Spending per listing
$367K
15% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
23.1
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
397,442
+3.1% 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

The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Tallahassee metro area is 32 (lower middle), #357 of 387 scored metro areas and #19 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $849 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Tallahassee metro area spend about $134.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 365 hair salons, that is $367K per salon, 15% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 365 hair salons on map listings in the Tallahassee metro area as of September 2026. 40 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 23.1 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Tallahassee metro area was 102 in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,549 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $309K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Tallahassee metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Tallahassee metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Tallahassee 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.

Hair salons in Tallahassee, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureTallahassee metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households23.127.323.4
Spending per listing$367K$333K$430K
Households per official establishment1,5491,1621,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.2%+15.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$849$911$1,005
Median household income$65,261$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3227

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
102+22.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
516
Annual payroll, 2023
$17M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,270Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
36540 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
312The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$309K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
397,442+3.1% since 2020
Households
157,965
Median age
37.9
Homes lived in by their owners
58%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
2,389 sq. mi.
People per square mile
164
Median household income
$65,261+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$91,224
Median home value
$276,000
Jobs located here
196,532
Daytime population
422,683Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for hair salons, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Tallahassee metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL84669.4$953K+21.1%#2 of 387
2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL6153318.4$456K+19.8%#94 of 387
3Gainesville, FL4529620.8$403K+5.4%#234 of 387
4Ocala, FL4533620.4$392K+17.3%#237 of 387
5Punta Gorda, FL4520622.8$379K+15.5%#239 of 387
6Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL4349424.5$368K+6.5%#257 of 387
7Sebring, FL4310923.3$327K+9.7%#261 of 387
8Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL4323827.0$325K+15.7%#262 of 387
9North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL4295824.6$386K+13.2%#269 of 387
10Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL4167522.9$380K+11.2%#285 of 387
19Tallahassee, FL3236523.1$367K+3.1%#357 of 387

Other business types in the Tallahassee metro area

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in the Tallahassee, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 365 hair salons in the Tallahassee metro area. 40 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. Another 1,270 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Tallahassee, FL metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $134.1M a year, or $849 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 365 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $367K 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 157,965 households in the Tallahassee metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Tallahassee, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

The Tallahassee metro area has 23.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $367K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Tallahassee metro area would have about 312, against 365 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,549 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Tallahassee, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Tallahassee metro area at 397,442 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,965 households. Median household income in the Tallahassee metro area is $65,261, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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 Tallahassee metro area scores 32 for hair salons (lower middle), #357 of 387 scored metro areas.

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