Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico
Hair salons in Chaves County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Chaves County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,045 of 2,339 scored counties
#14 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 33
- 10 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.5M
- On personal care products and services · $821 a household
- Spending per listing
- $590K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 13.9
- 41% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,364
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 33 hair salons in Chaves County. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 13.9 for every 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $821 per household (18% below the U.S. average), households in Chaves County spend about $19.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $590K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 37% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Chaves County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,371 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Chaves County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chaves County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,045 of 2,339 scored counties and #14 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Chaves County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Chaves County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 13.9 | 17.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $590K | $530K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,371 | 2,313 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $821 | $913 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,938 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 26
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $872K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3310 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Chaves 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 Chaves County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,364−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 23,712
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $52,938+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,868
- Median home value
- $156,400
- Jobs located here
- 22,009
- Daytime population
- 60,817Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for hair salons, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Chaves County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 89 | 65 | 11.4 | $909K | +6.9% | #15 of 2,339 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 74 | 42 | 15.2 | $570K | +7.2% | #185 of 2,339 |
| 3Lea County, NM | 71 | 41 | 16.6 | $561K | +0.2% | #263 of 2,339 |
| 4Otero County, NM | 70 | 39 | 15.9 | $536K | +3.7% | #292 of 2,339 |
| 5Los Alamos County, NM | 68 | 15 | 18.2 | $753K | 0.0% | #342 of 2,339 |
| 6Doña Ana County, NM | 66 | 131 | 15.4 | $550K | +4.1% | #422 of 2,339 |
| 7Taos County, NM | 64 | 25 | 16.1 | $545K | +0.3% | #492 of 2,339 |
| 8Rio Arriba County, NM | 63 | 10 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #514 of 2,339 |
| 9San Juan County, NM | 59 | 68 | 16.3 | $525K | −0.9% | #731 of 2,339 |
| 10Curry County, NM | 56 | 30 | 16.1 | $521K | −3.5% | #864 of 2,339 |
| 14Chaves County, NM | 52 | 33 | 13.9 | $590K | −2.7% | #1,045 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Chaves 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 spas50
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care47
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Chaves County, NM?
Chaves County has 33 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 102 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chaves County, NM spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.5M a year, or $821 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 33 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $590K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,712 households in Chaves County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chaves County, NM compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Chaves County has 13.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $590K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Chaves County would have about 45, against 33 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,371 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Chaves County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Chaves County at 63,364 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,712 households. The median household income in Chaves County is $52,938 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Chaves County scores 52 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,045 of 2,339 scored counties.
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