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Hair salons in Early County, GA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Early County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,316 of 2,339 scored counties
#117 of 119 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3M
On personal care products and services · $737 a household
Spending per listing
$303K
30% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,455
−3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For hair salons, Early County has a Groundwork market score of 9 (very low): #2,316 of 2,339 scored counties and #117 of 119 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Early County spend about $3M a year on personal care products and services, or $737 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 hair salons, that is $303K per salon, 30% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 10 hair salons on map listings in Early County as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Early County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Early County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Early 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.

Hair salons in Early County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureEarly CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.329.523.4
Spending per listing$303K$314K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,5901,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.6%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.1%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$737$926$1,005
Median household income$54,083$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score931

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
105Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
7The 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 Early 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 Early County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,455−3.1% since 2020
Households
4,114
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
513 sq. mi.
People per square mile
21
Median household income
$54,083+76.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,964
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
2,989
Daytime population
9,205Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Early County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA92129.2$1.1M+6.8%#4 of 2,339
2Monroe County, GA841615.2$632K+14.1%#45 of 2,339
3Greene County, GA821315.9$623K+12.3%#63 of 2,339
4Effingham County, GA804518.5$521K+14.1%#83 of 2,339
5Long County, GA7858.1$973K+32.6%#95 of 2,339
6Jasper County, GA78711.7$714K+20.2%#100 of 2,339
7Lee County, GA781814.6$640K+2.9%#104 of 2,339
8Madison County, GA77108.9$909K+8.8%#111 of 2,339
9Paulding County, GA7610517.5$578K+12.7%#144 of 2,339
10Newton County, GA766916.7$528K+11.2%#148 of 2,339
117Early County, GA91024.3$303K−3.1%#2,316 of 2,339

Other business types in Early County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Early County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 hair salons in Early County. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Early County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 105 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Early County, GA spend on personal care products and services?

About $3M a year, or $737 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $303K 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 4,114 households in Early County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Early County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Early County has 24.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $303K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Early County would have about 7, against 10 on map listings.

How fast is Early County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Early County at 10,455 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,114 households. Median household income in Early County is $54,083, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 76.5%, 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. Early County scores 9 for hair salons (very low), #2,316 of 2,339 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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