Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Georgia
Hair salons in the Cornelia, GA area
The hair salons in the Cornelia, GA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #268 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia
- Listings
- 38
- 6 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On personal care products and services · $847 a household
- Spending per listing
- $373K
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.7
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 50,416
- +9.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $847 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Cornelia area spend about $14.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $373K per salon, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 38 hair salons on map listings in the Cornelia area as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 22.7 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Cornelia area classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,393 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Cornelia area grew 9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Cornelia area is 51 (upper middle), #268 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 23 scored small-town markets based in Georgia.
How the Cornelia 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 | Cornelia area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.7 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $373K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,393 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $847 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,309 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 27
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $857K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 386 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Cornelia 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 Cornelia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 50,416+9.3% since 2020
- Households
- 16,753
- Median age
- 39.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 277 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 173
- Median household income
- $67,309+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,702
- Median home value
- $238,300
- Jobs located here
- 13,258
- Daytime population
- 41,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Georgia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Georgia, with the Cornelia area marked.
Top small-town markets in Georgia
| 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 |
Other business types in the Cornelia 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 spas43
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Cornelia, GA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 38 hair salons in the Cornelia area. 6 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cornelia, GA area spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.2M a year, or $847 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $373K 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 16,753 households in the Cornelia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cornelia, GA area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Cornelia area has 22.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $373K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Cornelia area would have about 33, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,393 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Cornelia, GA area growing?
Population estimates put the Cornelia area at 50,416 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,753 households. Median household income in the Cornelia area is $67,309, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.1%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Cornelia area scores 51 for hair salons (upper middle), #268 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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