Market rankings · Georgia

Hair salons in Georgia

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Georgia, ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 12,005; 1,496 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments: 2,563; +13.6% since 2019
Household spending a year: $3.8B; On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households: 29.5; 26% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $314K; 27% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #48 of 51; Market score 31 · Lower middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Georgia by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 12,005 hair salons on map listings in Georgia as of September 2026. Of those, 1,496 are chain locations, or 12%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.5, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Georgia spend about $3.8B a year on personal care products and services, or $926 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $314K per salon, 27% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Official counts show 2,563 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Georgia in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,590 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 106 SBA-backed loans worth $29.5M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Georgia.

Among the 50 states and DC, Georgia ranks #48 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 31 (lower middle). Of the 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Dalton metro area scores highest (52). Of the 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Moultrie area scores highest (63).

Every market in Georgia for hair salons

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Georgia, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Georgia, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Dalton, GA	52	111	21.3	$390K	+3.5%	#161 of 387
2Athens-Clarke County, GA	48	168	19.5	$441K	+3.9%	#200 of 387
Chattanooga, TN-GA	46	602	26.0	$342K	+5.3%	#230 of 387
3Gainesville, GA	45	178	24.2	$390K	+11.4%	#238 of 387
4Hinesville, GA	44	70	23.2	$339K	+12.6%	#252 of 387
5Warner Robins, GA	44	218	29.3	$308K	+8.2%	#255 of 387
6Rome, GA	42	88	23.9	$351K	+2.8%	#270 of 387
7Macon-Bibb County, GA	40	202	22.8	$356K	+2.1%	#298 of 387
8Savannah, GA	40	428	26.5	$344K	+8.1%	#300 of 387
9Valdosta, GA	38	127	22.4	$346K	+3.3%	#313 of 387
10Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	37	639	27.6	$315K	+4.7%	#322 of 387
11Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	35	7,810	33.8	$296K	+5.9%	#343 of 387
12Brunswick-St. Simons, GA	34	112	23.7	$361K	+4.4%	#348 of 387
13Albany, GA	24	157	27.2	$283K	−1.8%	#381 of 387
14Columbus, GA-AL	20	344	27.0	$298K	−1.3%	#383 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Georgia, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Moultrie, GA	63	27	16.1	$469K	+3.3%	#122 of 538
2Kingsland, GA	61	37	17.1	$512K	+9.5%	#137 of 538
3Jefferson, GA	57	67	23.6	$415K	+29.3%	#191 of 538
4Douglas, GA	54	32	17.2	$423K	+2.9%	#231 of 538
5Thomasville, GA	53	62	21.5	$371K	+1.3%	#249 of 538
6Cornelia, GA	51	38	22.7	$373K	+9.3%	#268 of 538
7Dublin, GA	51	49	22.5	$342K	+2.8%	#270 of 538
8LaGrange, GA-AL	49	101	25.0	$311K	+3.0%	#289 of 538
9Thomaston, GA	48	18	17.0	$456K	+2.7%	#291 of 538
10Toccoa, GA	48	21	20.0	$373K	+3.8%	#297 of 538
11Jesup, GA	48	24	21.7	$346K	+7.8%	#302 of 538
12Calhoun, GA	47	57	26.7	$315K	+6.9%	#311 of 538
13Cedartown, GA	39	38	23.9	$331K	+6.0%	#398 of 538
Eufaula, AL-GA	37	16	15.7	$450K	−1.2%	#411 of 538
14Tifton, GA	36	55	29.0	$260K	+1.7%	#431 of 538
15Waycross, GA	35	51	24.8	$299K	+3.0%	#438 of 538
16Statesboro, GA	33	96	27.5	$287K	+8.0%	#458 of 538
17Vidalia, GA	33	45	33.2	$229K	+1.5%	#462 of 538
18Milledgeville, GA	31	40	24.1	$320K	+0.6%	#470 of 538
19Summerville, GA	27	19	20.8	$344K	+1.5%	#490 of 538
20Americus, GA	25	30	23.8	$305K	−1.9%	#498 of 538
21Fitzgerald, GA	24	13	18.4	$368K	−0.4%	#502 of 538
22Bainbridge, GA	17	27	25.4	$293K	0.0%	#526 of 538
23Cordele, GA	3	26	32.9	$224K	−4.1%	#537 of 538

Counties

Counties in Georgia, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Harris County, GA	92	12	9.2	$1.1M	+6.8%	#4 of 2,339
2Monroe County, GA	84	16	15.2	$632K	+14.1%	#45 of 2,339
3Greene County, GA	82	13	15.9	$623K	+12.3%	#63 of 2,339
4Effingham County, GA	80	45	18.5	$521K	+14.1%	#83 of 2,339
5Long County, GA	78	5	8.1	$973K	+32.6%	#95 of 2,339
6Jasper County, GA	78	7	11.7	$714K	+20.2%	#100 of 2,339
7Lee County, GA	78	18	14.6	$640K	+2.9%	#104 of 2,339
8Madison County, GA	77	10	8.9	$909K	+8.8%	#111 of 2,339
9Paulding County, GA	76	105	17.5	$578K	+12.7%	#144 of 2,339
10Newton County, GA	76	69	16.7	$528K	+11.2%	#148 of 2,339
11Oconee County, GA	74	23	15.3	$761K	+6.9%	#171 of 2,339
12Bryan County, GA	74	31	18.7	$561K	+15.6%	#189 of 2,339
13Oglethorpe County, GA	72	5	9.2	$942K	+10.4%	#221 of 2,339
14McIntosh County, GA	71	6	11.8	$663K	+9.2%	#257 of 2,339
15Forsyth County, GA	70	180	20.2	$620K	+11.8%	#283 of 2,339
16Meriwether County, GA	69	8	9.5	$813K	+4.4%	#305 of 2,339
17Murray County, GA	68	19	12.5	$659K	+4.0%	#349 of 2,339
18Lamar County, GA	68	12	16.8	$512K	+12.9%	#367 of 2,339
19Barrow County, GA	68	57	18.5	$490K	+18.7%	#371 of 2,339
20Walker County, GA	67	31	11.8	$679K	+3.7%	#384 of 2,339
21Jones County, GA	67	16	14.8	$593K	+2.8%	#389 of 2,339
22Hart County, GA	65	17	15.4	$524K	+10.7%	#452 of 2,339
23Cherokee County, GA	63	228	22.5	$481K	+11.6%	#549 of 2,339
24Cook County, GA	62	9	14.3	$548K	+5.8%	#584 of 2,339
25Haralson County, GA	62	22	18.7	$463K	+10.0%	#605 of 2,339

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Counties in Georgia, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Pike County, GA	62	15	22.3	$422K	+10.5%	#612 of 2,339
27Peach County, GA	61	19	17.9	$482K	+6.5%	#642 of 2,339
28Gilmer County, GA	61	24	18.4	$460K	+7.9%	#647 of 2,339
29Walton County, GA	60	75	21.0	$444K	+16.0%	#692 of 2,339
30Lumpkin County, GA	60	24	20.6	$439K	+7.5%	#694 of 2,339
31Lanier County, GA	59	5	14.4	$522K	+7.1%	#733 of 2,339
32Fannin County, GA	59	21	17.7	$464K	+2.6%	#747 of 2,339
33Camden County, GA	58	37	17.1	$512K	+9.5%	#770 of 2,339
34Pierce County, GA	58	13	17.1	$485K	+5.1%	#774 of 2,339
35Colquitt County, GA	58	27	16.1	$469K	+3.3%	#785 of 2,339
36Burke County, GA	57	9	9.8	$806K	−0.9%	#797 of 2,339
37Catoosa County, GA	56	59	22.1	$399K	+2.3%	#895 of 2,339
38Bleckley County, GA	55	7	15.7	$514K	+2.8%	#908 of 2,339
39Brantley County, GA	55	10	15.2	$506K	+4.9%	#909 of 2,339
40Jackson County, GA	55	67	23.6	$415K	+29.3%	#931 of 2,339
41Putnam County, GA	54	23	22.0	$409K	+7.0%	#981 of 2,339
42Bartow County, GA	53	100	24.5	$376K	+10.5%	#1,035 of 2,339
43Berrien County, GA	52	11	15.6	$487K	+4.4%	#1,065 of 2,339
44Morgan County, GA	52	17	20.9	$441K	+9.4%	#1,074 of 2,339
45Pickens County, GA	52	36	26.8	$345K	+11.4%	#1,094 of 2,339
46Dooly County, GA	50	6	14.9	$542K	−0.1%	#1,156 of 2,339
47Carroll County, GA	50	96	21.8	$395K	+9.8%	#1,198 of 2,339
48Habersham County, GA	50	38	22.7	$373K	+9.3%	#1,204 of 2,339
49Whitfield County, GA	50	92	25.0	$334K	+3.3%	#1,210 of 2,339
50Coweta County, GA	49	154	27.4	$372K	+9.2%	#1,257 of 2,339
51White County, GA	48	23	21.4	$398K	+6.0%	#1,292 of 2,339
52Hall County, GA	48	178	24.2	$390K	+11.4%	#1,295 of 2,339
53Wayne County, GA	48	24	21.7	$346K	+7.8%	#1,300 of 2,339
54Worth County, GA	47	9	11.6	$659K	−3.2%	#1,305 of 2,339
55Candler County, GA	47	6	14.5	$505K	+2.2%	#1,312 of 2,339
56Gordon County, GA	47	57	26.7	$315K	+6.9%	#1,349 of 2,339
57Troup County, GA	47	76	28.2	$284K	+5.0%	#1,353 of 2,339
58Screven County, GA	46	8	16.2	$473K	+2.4%	#1,366 of 2,339
59Butts County, GA	46	19	21.3	$392K	+6.5%	#1,386 of 2,339
60Stephens County, GA	46	21	20.0	$373K	+3.8%	#1,391 of 2,339
61Laurens County, GA	46	44	23.7	$328K	+3.0%	#1,402 of 2,339
62Union County, GA	45	25	21.8	$388K	+12.3%	#1,439 of 2,339
63Floyd County, GA	45	88	23.9	$351K	+2.8%	#1,450 of 2,339
64Thomas County, GA	45	44	23.5	$338K	+1.3%	#1,453 of 2,339
65Rabun County, GA	45	20	26.3	$327K	+5.0%	#1,454 of 2,339
66Spalding County, GA	45	65	24.6	$326K	+4.9%	#1,455 of 2,339
67Houston County, GA	45	199	31.2	$292K	+8.5%	#1,458 of 2,339
68Henry County, GA	45	285	32.9	$288K	+9.5%	#1,459 of 2,339
69Upson County, GA	44	18	17.0	$456K	+2.7%	#1,466 of 2,339
70Columbia County, GA	44	158	28.6	$359K	+7.9%	#1,492 of 2,339
71Grady County, GA	43	18	17.8	$451K	+1.4%	#1,510 of 2,339
72Coffee County, GA	42	31	20.2	$364K	+3.2%	#1,565 of 2,339
73Dade County, GA	41	11	18.1	$461K	−0.5%	#1,580 of 2,339
74Douglas County, GA	41	165	31.7	$292K	+6.6%	#1,621 of 2,339
75Liberty County, GA	40	65	27.1	$290K	+7.6%	#1,664 of 2,339
76Towns County, GA	39	14	23.6	$337K	+5.8%	#1,702 of 2,339
77Dawson County, GA	39	41	35.4	$283K	+30.7%	#1,709 of 2,339
78Evans County, GA	38	7	17.2	$429K	+2.2%	#1,722 of 2,339
79Cobb County, GA	38	1,060	35.8	$300K	+3.5%	#1,752 of 2,339
80Tattnall County, GA	37	14	18.3	$401K	+0.2%	#1,781 of 2,339
81Gwinnett County, GA	36	1,236	37.8	$260K	+6.2%	#1,857 of 2,339
82Polk County, GA	35	38	23.9	$331K	+6.0%	#1,881 of 2,339
83Lowndes County, GA	35	118	25.6	$307K	+3.7%	#1,886 of 2,339
84Chatham County, GA	35	352	29.2	$302K	+5.7%	#1,887 of 2,339
85Fayette County, GA	35	203	45.5	$243K	+4.7%	#1,892 of 2,339
86Tift County, GA	34	51	32.6	$237K	+2.1%	#1,928 of 2,339
87Rockdale County, GA	34	144	41.8	$218K	+5.2%	#1,929 of 2,339
88Glynn County, GA	33	96	27.0	$326K	+3.7%	#1,949 of 2,339
89Franklin County, GA	33	23	25.6	$297K	+10.5%	#1,952 of 2,339
90DeKalb County, GA	33	960	33.4	$291K	+1.3%	#1,954 of 2,339
91Bulloch County, GA	32	89	28.8	$276K	+8.8%	#1,982 of 2,339
92Baldwin County, GA	31	40	24.1	$320K	+0.6%	#1,998 of 2,339
93Emanuel County, GA	31	20	24.1	$296K	+1.2%	#2,001 of 2,339
94McDuffie County, GA	31	22	27.0	$291K	+0.1%	#2,002 of 2,339
95Fulton County, GA	31	2,034	44.0	$238K	+2.7%	#2,006 of 2,339
96Mitchell County, GA	30	12	15.4	$478K	−5.6%	#2,007 of 2,339
97Jeff Davis County, GA	30	10	18.2	$381K	+2.8%	#2,019 of 2,339
98Toombs County, GA	30	37	35.5	$211K	+1.7%	#2,035 of 2,339
99Clayton County, GA	30	401	37.9	$208K	−0.6%	#2,036 of 2,339
100Bibb County, GA	27	169	28.2	$274K	+0.3%	#2,104 of 2,339
101Charlton County, GA	27	12	28.5	$272K	+4.7%	#2,105 of 2,339
102Elbert County, GA	26	20	23.9	$329K	+2.1%	#2,114 of 2,339
103Clarke County, GA	25	130	23.9	$328K	+1.0%	#2,132 of 2,339
104Appling County, GA	25	17	23.7	$307K	+3.9%	#2,136 of 2,339
105Richmond County, GA	25	285	37.2	$209K	0.0%	#2,140 of 2,339
106Chattooga County, GA	23	19	20.8	$344K	+1.5%	#2,164 of 2,339
107Sumter County, GA	23	27	24.6	$291K	−2.4%	#2,171 of 2,339
108Ware County, GA	22	38	29.3	$235K	+1.9%	#2,189 of 2,339
109Dougherty County, GA	21	129	37.6	$190K	−3.0%	#2,214 of 2,339
110Bacon County, GA	20	8	19.0	$368K	−0.4%	#2,217 of 2,339
111Jefferson County, GA	19	11	19.1	$390K	−4.2%	#2,231 of 2,339
112Washington County, GA	19	14	19.1	$382K	−2.5%	#2,233 of 2,339
113Ben Hill County, GA	19	13	18.4	$368K	−0.4%	#2,234 of 2,339
114Decatur County, GA	15	27	25.4	$293K	0.0%	#2,274 of 2,339
115Muscogee County, GA	14	287	35.3	$226K	−2.3%	#2,286 of 2,339
116Dodge County, GA	13	16	23.3	$317K	−1.4%	#2,292 of 2,339
117Early County, GA	9	10	24.3	$303K	−3.1%	#2,316 of 2,339
118Crisp County, GA	4	26	32.9	$224K	−4.1%	#2,334 of 2,339
119Telfair County, GA	1	11	32.8	$211K	−10.1%	#2,339 of 2,339
Banks County, GA	Not scored	3	4.4	$2M	+17.3%
Brooks County, GA	Not scored	4	6.6	$1.1M	−1.0%
Crawford County, GA	Not scored	1	2.3	$3.7M	+0.9%
Macon County, GA	Not scored	1	2.4	$2.8M	−2.2%
Heard County, GA	Not scored	4	9.3	$886K	+6.2%
Pulaski County, GA	Not scored	5	14.0	$536K	+3.0%
Wilkes County, GA	Not scored	6	14.5	$503K	−0.1%
Irwin County, GA	Not scored	4	11.1	$658K	−6.5%
Johnson County, GA	Not scored	5	15.5	$469K	+1.4%
Seminole County, GA	Not scored	6	15.9	$474K	+0.4%
Turner County, GA	Not scored	4	12.1	$553K	−0.1%
Chattahoochee County, GA	Not scored	1	5.4	$1.5M	−10.6%
Terrell County, GA	Not scored	1	3.0	$2.5M	−5.3%
Wilcox County, GA	Not scored	1	3.8	$1.9M	+0.1%
Wilkinson County, GA	Not scored	2	5.8	$1.2M	−2.1%
Jenkins County, GA	Not scored	7	21.8	$320K	+2.1%
Hancock County, GA	Not scored	3	10.3	$699K	−0.3%
Montgomery County, GA	Not scored	8	25.5	$313K	+0.8%
Atkinson County, GA	Not scored	1	3.1	$2.3M	+1.8%
Lincoln County, GA	Not scored	8	26.7	$296K	+5.3%
Twiggs County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−5.1%
Taylor County, GA	Not scored	5	15.7	$435K	0.0%
Marion County, GA	Not scored	2	6.7	$1.1M	+2.0%
Wheeler County, GA	Not scored	2	12.4	$523K	+1.7%
Clinch County, GA	Not scored	3	12.4	$585K	+1.8%
Treutlen County, GA	Not scored	5	22.1	$350K	+1.1%
Randolph County, GA	Not scored	2	7.4	$805K	−3.3%
Miller County, GA	Not scored	3	11.7	$638K	−3.0%
Talbot County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.3%
Calhoun County, GA	Not scored	2	12.6	$576K	−2.8%
Warren County, GA	Not scored	1	4.8	$1.4M	+1.2%
Stewart County, GA	Not scored	2	11.3	$590K	−12.5%
Schley County, GA	Not scored	3	18.3	$429K	+1.2%
Echols County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−0.8%
Glascock County, GA	Not scored	1	9.7	$762K	+8.4%
Clay County, GA	Not scored	1	8.1	$905K	−0.5%
Baker County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−4.3%
Webster County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+0.7%
Quitman County, GA	Not scored	1	9.4	$708K	+1.3%
Taliaferro County, GA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	+6.7%

Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Georgia?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12,005 hair salons in Georgia. 1,496 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 2,563 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 13.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 48,205 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Georgia spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.8B a year, or $926 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12,005 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $314K 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 4,074,366 households in Georgia and national spending patterns by income.

How does Georgia compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Georgia has 29.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $314K, 27% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Georgia would have about 8,765, against 12,005 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,590 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Georgia has the highest market score for hair salons?

Among 15 scored metro areas in or partly in Georgia, the Dalton metro area scores highest, at 52 (upper middle). Among 24 scored small-town markets in or partly in Georgia, the Moultrie area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 119 scored counties in Georgia, Harris County scores highest, at 92 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Georgia scores 31 for hair salons (lower middle), #48 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Georgia. 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.

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