Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Louisiana
Hair salons in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 25 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #378 of 387 scored metro areas
#10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 389
- 39 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 57
- +14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $124.7M
- On personal care products and services · $794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $321K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 383,474
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area is 25 (lower middle), #378 of 387 scored metro areas and #10 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 389 hair salons in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. 39 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.8 for every 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area spend about $124.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $794 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $321K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area was 57 in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 2,756 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $387K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area 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.
| Measure | Shreveport-Bossier City metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.8 | 24.4 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $321K | $339K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,756 | 2,582 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +14.3% | +6.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $794 | $826 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $55,925 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 25 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 57+14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 265
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,048Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38939 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 290The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $387K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area, 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 the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 383,474−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 157,101
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,596 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $55,925+20.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,202
- Median home value
- $191,600
- Jobs located here
- 164,574
- Daytime population
- 392,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Louisiana market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Louisiana for hair salons, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area
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 spas21
- Hair salons25
- Barbershops27
- Nail salons11
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area?
There are 389 hair salons on map listings in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area as of September 2026. 39 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 57 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,048 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $124.7M a year, or $794 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 389 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $321K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,101 households in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area has 24.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $321K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area would have about 290, against 389 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,756 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area at 383,474 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 157,101 households. The median household income in the Shreveport-Bossier City metro area is $55,925 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. The Shreveport-Bossier City metro area scores 25 for hair salons (lower middle), #378 of 387 scored metro areas.
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