Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in DeKalb County, GA
How DeKalb 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 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,954 of 2,339 scored counties
#90 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 960
- 86 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 201
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $279.8M
- On personal care products and services · $974 a household
- Spending per listing
- $291K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.4
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 774,394
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in DeKalb County is 33 (lower middle), #1,954 of 2,339 scored counties and #90 of 119 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 960 hair salons in DeKalb County. 86 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.4, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in DeKalb County comes to about $279.8M a year: $974 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 960 hair salons, that is $291K per salon, 32% 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 201 businesses with payroll in DeKalb County classed as beauty salons, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,429 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 10 SBA-backed loans worth $3.9M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in DeKalb County. Population estimates put the population change in DeKalb County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How DeKalb 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 | DeKalb County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.4 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $291K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,429 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $974 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,644 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 195 → 201+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 569
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,288Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 96086 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 650The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 10
- Amount
- $3.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 774,394+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 287,239
- Median age
- 37.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 268 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,860
- Median household income
- $80,644+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,811
- Median home value
- $357,800
- Jobs located here
- 346,946
- Daytime population
- 767,907Residents 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 |
| 90DeKalb County, GA | 33 | 960 | 33.4 | $291K | +1.3% | #1,954 of 2,339 |
Other business types in DeKalb 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 spas31
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in DeKalb County, GA?
DeKalb County has 960 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 86 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 201 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. Official counts list 4,288 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in DeKalb County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $279.8M a year, or $974 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 960 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $291K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 287,239 households in DeKalb County and national spending patterns by income.
How does DeKalb County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
DeKalb County has 33.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $291K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, DeKalb County would have about 650, against 960 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,429 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is DeKalb County, GA growing?
Population estimates put DeKalb County at 774,394 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 287,239 households. The median household income in DeKalb County is $80,644 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. DeKalb County scores 33 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,954 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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