Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Hair salons in Walker County, GA
The hair salons in Walker County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #384 of 2,339 scored counties
#20 of 119 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 31
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $21M
- On personal care products and services · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $679K
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.8
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 70,250
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Walker County comes to about $21M a year: $798 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 hair salons, that is $679K per salon, 58% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Walker County has 31 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Walker County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Walker County grew 3.7% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Walker County scores 67 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #384 of 2,339 scored counties and #20 of 119 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Walker 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 | Walker County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.8 | 29.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $679K | $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 | +3.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $798 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,469 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 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
- 187Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 315 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 49The 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 Walker 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 Walker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 70,250+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 26,355
- Median age
- 42.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 446 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 154
- Median household income
- $59,469+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,031
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 14,754
- Daytime population
- 56,088Residents 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 |
| 20Walker County, GA | 67 | 31 | 11.8 | $679K | +3.7% | #384 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Walker 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 spas75
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care74
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Walker County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 hair salons in Walker County. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Walker County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walker County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $21M a year, or $798 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $679K 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 26,355 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walker County, GA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Walker County has 11.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $679K, 58% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Walker County would have about 49, against 31 on map listings.
How fast is Walker County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Walker County at 70,250 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,355 households. Median household income in Walker County is $59,469, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Walker County scores 67 for hair salons (upper middle), #384 of 2,339 scored counties.
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