Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in Forsyth County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Forsyth County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 70 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #283 of 2,339 scored counties
#15 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 180
- 43 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- +25.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $111.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,253 a household
- Spending per listing
- $620K
- 44% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.2
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 282,805
- +11.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 180 hair salons in Forsyth County. 43 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.2, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Forsyth County spend about $111.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,253 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 180 hair salons, that is $620K per salon, 44% above 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 89 businesses with payroll in Forsyth County classed as beauty salons, up 25.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,000 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 509 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $731K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Forsyth County.
Population estimates show Forsyth County grew 11.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Forsyth County is 70 (upper middle), #283 of 2,339 scored counties and #15 of 119 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Forsyth 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 | Forsyth County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.2 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $620K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,000 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +25.4% | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.8% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,253 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $143,784 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 70 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 71 → 89+25.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 556
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 509Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18043 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 259The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $731K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Forsyth 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 Forsyth County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 282,805+11.8% since 2020
- Households
- 89,030
- Median age
- 40.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 225 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,190
- Median household income
- $143,784+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $170,744
- Median home value
- $550,400
- Jobs located here
- 98,325
- Daytime population
- 237,855Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for hair salons, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Forsyth County marked.
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 |
| 15Forsyth County, GA | 70 | 180 | 20.2 | $620K | +11.8% | #283 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Forsyth 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 spas61
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops86
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care59
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Forsyth County, GA?
Forsyth County has 180 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 43 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 25.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 509 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Forsyth County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $111.6M a year, or $1,253 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 180 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $620K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 89,030 households in Forsyth County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Forsyth County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Forsyth County has 20.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $620K, 44% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Forsyth County would have about 259, against 180 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,000 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Forsyth County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Forsyth County at 282,805 people in 2025, up 11.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 89,030 households. The median household income in Forsyth County is $143,784 a year, 78% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. Forsyth County scores 70 for hair salons (upper middle), #283 of 2,339 scored counties.
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