Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in Laurens County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Laurens County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,402 of 2,339 scored counties
#61 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 44
- 5 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On personal care products and services · $776 a household
- Spending per listing
- $328K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,041
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 44 hair salons in Laurens County. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 11%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.7 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $776 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Laurens County spend about $14.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 44 hair salons, that is $328K per salon, 24% 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 3 businesses with payroll in Laurens County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 6,197 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 266 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $250K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Laurens County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Laurens County grew 3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Laurens County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,402 of 2,339 scored counties and #61 of 119 scored counties in Georgia.
How Laurens 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 | Laurens County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $328K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,197 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $776 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,010 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $387K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 266Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 445 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $250K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Laurens 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 Laurens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,041+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 18,592
- Median age
- 39.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 62
- Median household income
- $55,010+40.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,138
- Median home value
- $154,500
- Jobs located here
- 19,888
- Daytime population
- 49,124Residents 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 |
| 61Laurens County, GA | 46 | 44 | 23.7 | $328K | +3.0% | #1,402 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Laurens 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 spas40
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Laurens County, GA?
Laurens County has 44 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 266 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Laurens County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.4M a year, or $776 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $328K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,592 households in Laurens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Laurens County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Laurens County has 23.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $328K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Laurens County would have about 34, against 44 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,197 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Laurens County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Laurens County at 51,041 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,592 households. The median household income in Laurens County is $55,010 a year, 32% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.6% 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. Laurens County scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,402 of 2,339 scored counties.
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