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Hair salons in Louisiana

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Louisiana, ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 4,396; 604 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments: 699; +6.2% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.5B; On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households: 24.4; 4% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $339K; 21% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #51 of 51; Market score 25 · Lower middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 4,396 hair salons on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. 604 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 24.4 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Louisiana spend about $1.5B a year on personal care products and services, or $826 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $339K per salon, 21% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Louisiana was 699 in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,582 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 29 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #51 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 25 (lower middle). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Hammond metro area scores highest (47). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Natchez area scores highest (48).

Every market in Louisiana for hair salons

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Hammond, LA	47	118	22.7	$349K	+5.8%	#221 of 387
2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	42	162	20.3	$408K	−3.5%	#265 of 387
3Lake Charles, LA	39	197	21.4	$400K	−3.8%	#303 of 387
4Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	34	303	28.8	$329K	+5.3%	#349 of 387
5Lafayette, LA	32	434	26.4	$313K	+3.8%	#359 of 387
6Baton Rouge, LA	31	903	27.2	$324K	+2.1%	#361 of 387
7Alexandria, LA	30	135	23.9	$334K	−2.5%	#365 of 387
8Monroe, LA	30	207	23.8	$322K	−1.9%	#366 of 387
9New Orleans-Metairie, LA	26	1,002	25.1	$336K	−3.4%	#374 of 387
10Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	25	389	24.8	$321K	−2.3%	#378 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
Natchez, MS-LA	48	34	16.4	$426K	−0.9%	#293 of 538
1Bogalusa, LA	45	25	14.1	$504K	−0.9%	#321 of 538
2DeRidder, LA	43	37	26.9	$314K	+0.2%	#351 of 538
3New Iberia, LA	34	62	23.1	$333K	−4.6%	#451 of 538
4Minden, LA	33	21	14.7	$469K	−5.2%	#454 of 538
5Opelousas, LA	33	67	20.8	$337K	−1.9%	#456 of 538
6Morgan City, LA	28	39	21.1	$354K	−5.3%	#484 of 538
7Ruston, LA	27	49	26.5	$270K	+0.1%	#492 of 538
8Natchitoches, LA	19	40	27.6	$267K	−3.5%	#521 of 538

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA	70	103	21.6	$463K	+6.4%	#299 of 2,339
2Livingston Parish, LA	65	100	18.7	$478K	+8.5%	#462 of 2,339
3Plaquemines Parish, LA	64	7	8.5	$1.1M	−5.3%	#469 of 2,339
4West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	63	24	21.9	$419K	+5.5%	#562 of 2,339
5Grant Parish, LA	61	7	9.4	$872K	−0.3%	#617 of 2,339
6West Feliciana Parish, LA	61	6	14.9	$614K	−0.7%	#625 of 2,339
7East Feliciana Parish, LA	60	7	10.9	$809K	−2.8%	#663 of 2,339
8St. James Parish, LA	56	9	11.9	$739K	−5.9%	#848 of 2,339
9St. Charles Parish, LA	56	35	18.8	$499K	−3.7%	#873 of 2,339
10St. Martin Parish, LA	52	24	12.3	$642K	−1.0%	#1,041 of 2,339
11De Soto Parish, LA	52	15	14.3	$534K	+2.0%	#1,051 of 2,339
12Bossier Parish, LA	52	108	21.2	$406K	+2.5%	#1,083 of 2,339
13Assumption Parish, LA	51	7	7.9	$978K	−5.9%	#1,097 of 2,339
14Winn Parish, LA	50	8	16.7	$443K	+9.1%	#1,178 of 2,339
15Lafourche Parish, LA	50	72	19.1	$437K	−2.0%	#1,184 of 2,339
16Tangipahoa Parish, LA	50	118	22.7	$349K	+5.8%	#1,207 of 2,339
17Franklin Parish, LA	46	8	10.6	$693K	−3.6%	#1,355 of 2,339
18Acadia Parish, LA	46	35	15.8	$456K	−0.8%	#1,371 of 2,339
19St. Bernard Parish, LA	46	44	27.1	$296K	+4.1%	#1,408 of 2,339
20Vernon Parish, LA	45	30	16.4	$472K	−7.3%	#1,420 of 2,339
21Vermilion Parish, LA	45	44	20.2	$387K	+1.3%	#1,440 of 2,339
22Jackson Parish, LA	44	9	16.1	$437K	+5.6%	#1,469 of 2,339
23St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	43	22	14.5	$561K	−5.9%	#1,504 of 2,339
24LaSalle Parish, LA	41	10	19.8	$416K	+2.2%	#1,589 of 2,339
25Beauregard Parish, LA	41	37	26.9	$314K	+0.2%	#1,616 of 2,339

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Terrebonne Parish, LA	39	90	21.4	$385K	−4.8%	#1,689 of 2,339
27St. Tammany Parish, LA	39	303	28.8	$329K	+5.3%	#1,704 of 2,339
28Washington Parish, LA	38	25	14.1	$504K	−0.9%	#1,717 of 2,339
29Calcasieu Parish, LA	38	171	21.9	$394K	−3.7%	#1,730 of 2,339
30Morehouse Parish, LA	37	12	12.3	$561K	−6.9%	#1,762 of 2,339
31Ouachita Parish, LA	37	162	26.3	$299K	−1.0%	#1,807 of 2,339
32Iberville Parish, LA	34	20	17.7	$449K	−1.6%	#1,895 of 2,339
33Iberia Parish, LA	34	62	23.1	$333K	−4.6%	#1,919 of 2,339
34Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	33	16	19.2	$443K	−5.6%	#1,931 of 2,339
35St. Landry Parish, LA	33	67	20.8	$337K	−1.9%	#1,947 of 2,339
36Lafayette Parish, LA	33	331	32.8	$264K	+6.5%	#1,957 of 2,339
37Sabine Parish, LA	32	15	17.1	$441K	−1.2%	#1,963 of 2,339
38Rapides Parish, LA	30	128	26.1	$304K	−2.9%	#2,028 of 2,339
39Union Parish, LA	29	13	15.3	$460K	−2.5%	#2,038 of 2,339
40St. Mary Parish, LA	29	39	21.1	$354K	−5.3%	#2,050 of 2,339
41Lincoln Parish, LA	29	49	26.5	$270K	+0.1%	#2,063 of 2,339
42Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	28	23	19.1	$417K	−2.4%	#2,069 of 2,339
43Orleans Parish, LA	28	379	24.3	$339K	−5.5%	#2,076 of 2,339
44Webster Parish, LA	27	21	14.7	$469K	−5.2%	#2,092 of 2,339
45Avoyelles Parish, LA	26	39	27.0	$254K	−4.3%	#2,124 of 2,339
46Jefferson Parish, LA	25	506	28.6	$298K	−1.9%	#2,138 of 2,339
47Evangeline Parish, LA	23	22	17.5	$397K	−1.0%	#2,155 of 2,339
48Natchitoches Parish, LA	23	40	27.6	$267K	−3.5%	#2,174 of 2,339
49Allen Parish, LA	21	15	19.1	$370K	0.0%	#2,195 of 2,339
50Caddo Parish, LA	21	266	27.8	$274K	−5.4%	#2,208 of 2,339
51East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	21	618	34.9	$246K	+0.1%	#2,213 of 2,339
52Richland Parish, LA	11	20	27.6	$280K	−2.2%	#2,301 of 2,339
53Claiborne Parish, LA	10	9	17.5	$349K	−5.3%	#2,303 of 2,339
54Concordia Parish, LA	10	14	20.7	$338K	−4.0%	#2,304 of 2,339
Bienville Parish, LA	Not scored	4	7.2	$898K	−5.0%
St. Helena Parish, LA	Not scored	2	4.8	$1.4M	−1.2%
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	4	13.1	$505K	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	3	8.1	$942K	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	5	13.0	$585K	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	4	12.5	$564K	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	5	16.1	$454K	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	2	7.6	$839K	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	3	14.9	$606K	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	0	0.0	n/a	−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Louisiana?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4,396 hair salons in Louisiana. 604 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 699 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 6.2% from 2019. Official counts list 20,330 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.5B a year, or $826 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,396 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $339K 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 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Louisiana has 24.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $339K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Louisiana would have about 3,464, against 4,396 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,582 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for hair salons?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Hammond metro area scores highest, at 47 (lower middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the Natchez area scores highest, at 48 (lower middle). Among 54 scored counties in Louisiana, Ascension Parish scores highest, at 70 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Louisiana scores 25 for hair salons (lower middle), #51 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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