Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in Columbia County, GA
How Columbia County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,492 of 2,339 scored counties
#70 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 158
- 31 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +44.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $359K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.6
- 22% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Columbia County comes to about $56.7M a year: $1,029 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 158 hair salons, that is $359K per salon, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 158 hair salons on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. 31 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 28.6 for every 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Columbia County in 2023, up 44.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,003 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 499 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Columbia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,492 of 2,339 scored counties and #70 of 119 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia County 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.6 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $359K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,003 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +44.7% | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,029 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 55+44.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 193
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 499Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15831 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| 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 |
| 70Columbia County, GA | 44 | 158 | 28.6 | $359K | +7.9% | #1,492 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Columbia County
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 spas40
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Columbia County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 158 hair salons in Columbia County. 31 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 44.7% from 2019. Another 499 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $56.7M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 158 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $359K 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 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Columbia County has 28.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 22% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $359K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Columbia County would have about 132, against 158 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,003 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 44.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 44 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,492 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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