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Hair salons in Lumpkin County, GA

The hair salons in Lumpkin County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #694 of 2,339 scored counties
#30 of 119 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
24
5 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
5
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.5M
On personal care products and services · $903 a household
Spending per listing
$439K
2% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.6
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,178
+7.5% 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

Households in Lumpkin County spend about $10.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $903 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $439K per salon, 2% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 24 hair salons on map listings in Lumpkin County as of September 2026. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 20.6 per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Lumpkin County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 92 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Lumpkin County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Lumpkin County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #694 of 2,339 scored counties and #30 of 119 scored counties in Georgia.

How Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureLumpkin CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.629.523.4
Spending per listing$439K$314K$430K
Households per official establishment2,3341,5901,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.6%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.5%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$903$926$1,005
Median household income$77,448$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score6031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 5
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$464K
One-person businesses, 2023
92Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
245 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Lumpkin 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 Lumpkin County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,178+7.5% since 2020
Households
11,669
Median age
39.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.3
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
123
Median household income
$77,448+49.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,021
Median home value
$307,900
Jobs located here
8,296
Daytime population
29,300Residents 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 Lumpkin 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
30Lumpkin County, GA602420.6$439K+7.5%#694 of 2,339

Other business types in Lumpkin County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Lumpkin County, GA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 hair salons in Lumpkin County. 5 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $10.5M a year, or $903 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $439K 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 11,669 households in Lumpkin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lumpkin County has 20.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $439K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Lumpkin County would have about 25, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,334 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Lumpkin County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Lumpkin County at 36,178 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,669 households. Median household income in Lumpkin County is $77,448, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 49.5%, 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. Lumpkin County scores 60 for hair salons (upper middle), #694 of 2,339 scored counties.

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