Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in Putnam County, GA
The hair salons in Putnam County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #981 of 2,339 scored counties
#41 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 23
- 5 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $9.4M
- On personal care products and services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $409K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,722
- +7.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Putnam County spend about $9.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $902 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $409K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Putnam County has 23 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 22%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.0, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Putnam County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Putnam County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #981 of 2,339 scored counties and #41 of 119 scored counties in Georgia.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $409K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.0% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $902 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,096 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 31 |
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
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 235 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,722+7.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,435
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 345 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 66
- Median household income
- $72,096+39.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,052
- Median home value
- $249,300
- Jobs located here
- 6,418
- Daytime population
- 20,749Residents 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 |
| 41Putnam County, GA | 54 | 23 | 22.0 | $409K | +7.0% | #981 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 spas60
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Putnam County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 23 hair salons in Putnam County. 5 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Putnam County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.4M a year, or $902 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $409K 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 10,435 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Putnam County has 22.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $409K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Putnam County would have about 22, against 23 on map listings.
How fast is Putnam County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 23,722 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,435 households. Median household income in Putnam County is $72,096, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 39.7%, 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. Putnam County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #981 of 2,339 scored counties.
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