Beauty and personal care · County · Louisiana
Hair salons in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #562 of 2,339 scored counties
#4 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana
- Listings
- 24
- 3 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.1M
- On personal care products and services · $917 a household
- Spending per listing
- $419K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 28,756
- +5.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in West Baton Rouge Parish comes to about $10.1M a year: $917 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $419K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 24 hair salons on map listings in West Baton Rouge Parish as of September 2026. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in West Baton Rouge Parish was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,658 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in West Baton Rouge Parish from 2020 to 2025 at +5.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). West Baton Rouge Parish scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #562 of 2,339 scored counties and #4 of 54 scored counties in Louisiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How West Baton Rouge 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.
| Measure | West Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 24.4 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $419K | $339K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,658 | 2,582 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.5% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $917 | $826 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,299 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 25 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $96K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 150Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 243 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 West Baton Rouge 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 West Baton Rouge Parish
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 28,756+5.5% since 2020
- Households
- 10,974
- Median age
- 36.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 192 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $87,299+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,837
- Median home value
- $229,900
- Jobs located here
- 14,037
- Daytime population
- 29,192Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in West Baton Rouge Parish
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 spas51
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care78
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 24 hair salons in West Baton Rouge Parish. 3 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 150 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in West Baton Rouge Parish, LA spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.1M a year, or $917 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $419K 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 10,974 households in West Baton Rouge Parish and national spending patterns by income.
How does West Baton Rouge Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
West Baton Rouge Parish has 21.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $419K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, West Baton Rouge Parish would have about 23, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,658 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is West Baton Rouge Parish, LA growing?
Population estimates put West Baton Rouge Parish at 28,756 people in 2025, up 5.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,974 households. Median household income in West Baton Rouge Parish is $87,299, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.5%, 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. West Baton Rouge Parish scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #562 of 2,339 scored counties.
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