Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in Upson County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Upson County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,466 of 2,339 scored counties
#69 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 7 chain locations (39%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.2M
- On personal care products and services · $774 a household
- Spending per listing
- $456K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,500
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Upson County comes to about $8.2M a year: $774 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 hair salons, that is $456K per salon, 6% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 18 hair salons on map listings in Upson County as of September 2026. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.0, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Upson County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,766 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 113 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Upson County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Upson County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,466 of 2,339 scored counties and #69 of 119 scored counties in Georgia.
How Upson 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 | Upson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $456K | $314K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,766 | 1,590 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $774 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,429 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $228K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 113Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 187 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 Upson 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 Upson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,500+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,595
- Median age
- 40.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 87
- Median household income
- $55,429+47.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,039
- Median home value
- $168,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,450
- Daytime population
- 23,235Residents 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 |
| 69Upson County, GA | 44 | 18 | 17.0 | $456K | +2.7% | #1,466 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Upson 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 spas46
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops
- Nail salons38
- 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 Upson County, GA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 hair salons in Upson County. 7 of them (39%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 113 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Upson County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.2M a year, or $774 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $456K 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 10,595 households in Upson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upson County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Upson County has 17.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $456K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Upson County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,766 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Upson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Upson County at 28,500 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,595 households. Median household income in Upson County is $55,429, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 47.3%, 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. Upson County scores 44 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,466 of 2,339 scored counties.
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