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Hair salons in Calcasieu Parish, LA

The hair salons in Calcasieu Parish, LA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,730 of 2,339 scored counties
#29 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
171
26 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
29
+16.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.4M
On personal care products and services · $865 a household
Spending per listing
$394K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
208,466
−3.7% 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

At $865 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Calcasieu Parish spend about $67.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $394K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 171 hair salons on map listings in Calcasieu Parish as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.9, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 29 businesses with payroll in Calcasieu Parish classed as beauty salons, up 16.0% from 2019. That is one for every 2,688 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 615 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Calcasieu Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −3.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Calcasieu Parish scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,730 of 2,339 scored counties and #29 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Calcasieu Parish compares

The same measures for Louisiana 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 Calcasieu Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureCalcasieu ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.924.423.4
Spending per listing$394K$339K$430K
Households per official establishment2,6882,5821,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.0%+6.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.7%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$865$826$1,005
Median household income$67,564$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score3825

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
25 → 29+16.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
177
Annual payroll, 2023
$5M
One-person businesses, 2023
615Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17126 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
157The 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 Calcasieu Parish, 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 Calcasieu Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
208,466−3.7% since 2020
Households
77,957
Median age
37.6
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,064 sq. mi.
People per square mile
195
Median household income
$67,564+32.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,591
Median home value
$217,000
Jobs located here
85,678
Daytime population
213,165Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for hair salons, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Calcasieu Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ascension Parish, LA7010321.6$463K+6.4%#299 of 2,339
2Livingston Parish, LA6510018.7$478K+8.5%#462 of 2,339
3Plaquemines Parish, LA6478.5$1.1M−5.3%#469 of 2,339
4West Baton Rouge Parish, LA632421.9$419K+5.5%#562 of 2,339
5Grant Parish, LA6179.4$872K−0.3%#617 of 2,339
6West Feliciana Parish, LA61614.9$614K−0.7%#625 of 2,339
7East Feliciana Parish, LA60710.9$809K−2.8%#663 of 2,339
8St. James Parish, LA56911.9$739K−5.9%#848 of 2,339
9St. Charles Parish, LA563518.8$499K−3.7%#873 of 2,339
10St. Martin Parish, LA522412.3$642K−1.0%#1,041 of 2,339
29Calcasieu Parish, LA3817121.9$394K−3.7%#1,730 of 2,339

Other business types in Calcasieu Parish

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Calcasieu Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 171 hair salons in Calcasieu Parish. 26 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 16.0% from 2019. Official counts list 615 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Calcasieu Parish, LA spend on personal care products and services?

About $67.4M a year, or $865 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 171 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $394K 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 77,957 households in Calcasieu Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calcasieu Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Calcasieu Parish has 21.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $394K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Calcasieu Parish would have about 157, against 171 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,688 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Calcasieu Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Calcasieu Parish at 208,466 people in 2025, down 3.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 77,957 households. Median household income in Calcasieu Parish is $67,564, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.1%, 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. Calcasieu Parish scores 38 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,730 of 2,339 scored counties.

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