Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Georgia
Hair salons in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #343 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 7,810
- 862 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 1,862
- +13.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.3B
- On personal care products and services · $999 a household
- Spending per listing
- $296K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.8
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,482,182
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is 35 (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $999 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area spend about $2.3B a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $296K per salon, 31% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 7,810 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 862 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 33.8 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 1,862 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,242 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 92 SBA-backed loans worth $26.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area compares
The same measures for Georgia 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.
| Measure | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.8 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $296K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,242 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.8% | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $999 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,724 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 1,862+13.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 8,076
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $272.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 28,162Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7,810862 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 5,372The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 92
- Amount
- $26.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,482,182+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 2,313,055
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 8,784 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 712
- Median household income
- $89,724
- Average household income
- $122,540
- Median home value
- $367,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,999,529
- Daytime population
- 6,397,894Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| 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 |
| 11Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 35 | 7,810 | 33.8 | $296K | +5.9% | #343 of 387 |
Other business types in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas34
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7,810 hair salons in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area. 862 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 1,862 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 13.8% from 2019. Another 28,162 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.3B a year, or $999 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7,810 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $296K 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 2,313,055 households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area has 33.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $296K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area would have about 5,372, against 7,810 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,242 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area at 6,482,182 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,313,055 households. Median household income in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area is $89,724, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro area scores 35 for hair salons (lower middle), #343 of 387 scored metro areas.
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