Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in Dawson County, GA
How Dawson 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 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,709 of 2,339 scored counties
#77 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 41
- 10 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $283K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.4
- 51% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 35,365
- +30.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 hair salons in Dawson County. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 35.4 for every 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Dawson County spend about $11.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,002 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $283K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 34% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Dawson County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 890 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 72 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $80K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dawson County.
Population estimates show Dawson County grew 30.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Dawson County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,709 of 2,339 scored counties and #77 of 119 scored counties in Georgia.
How Dawson 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 | Dawson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.4 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $283K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 890 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +30.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,002 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,991 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 53
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 72Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $80K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dawson 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 Dawson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 35,365+30.7% since 2020
- Households
- 11,573
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 211 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $92,991+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,762
- Median home value
- $406,700
- Jobs located here
- 9,727
- Daytime population
- 25,801Residents 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 |
| 77Dawson County, GA | 39 | 41 | 35.4 | $283K | +30.7% | #1,709 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Dawson 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 spas39
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Dawson County, GA?
Dawson County has 41 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 72 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Dawson County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.6M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $283K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,573 households in Dawson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dawson County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Dawson County has 35.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 51% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $283K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Dawson County would have about 27, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 890 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Dawson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Dawson County at 35,365 people in 2025, up 30.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,573 households. The median household income in Dawson County is $92,991 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Dawson County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,709 of 2,339 scored counties.
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