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Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico

Hair salons in Cibola County, NM

The hair salons in Cibola County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,220 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
12
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.8M
On personal care products and services · $794 a household
Spending per listing
$563K
31% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
14.1
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,807
−0.6% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Cibola County comes to about $6.8M a year: $794 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 hair salons, that is $563K per salon, 31% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 12 hair salons on map listings in Cibola County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 14.1 for every 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Cibola County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Cibola County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Cibola County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,220 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.

How Cibola 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.

Hair salons in Cibola County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureCibola CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households14.117.223.4
Spending per listing$563K$530K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3131,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$794$913$1,005
Median household income$50,759$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
24Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
120 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Cibola 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 Cibola County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,807−0.6% since 2020
Households
8,503
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,540 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$50,759+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$67,355
Median home value
$125,400
Jobs located here
6,233
Daytime population
26,630Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for hair salons, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Cibola County marked.

Top counties in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sandoval County, NM896511.4$909K+6.9%#15 of 2,339
2Valencia County, NM744215.2$570K+7.2%#185 of 2,339
3Lea County, NM714116.6$561K+0.2%#263 of 2,339
4Otero County, NM703915.9$536K+3.7%#292 of 2,339
5Los Alamos County, NM681518.2$753K0.0%#342 of 2,339
6Doña Ana County, NM6613115.4$550K+4.1%#422 of 2,339
7Taos County, NM642516.1$545K+0.3%#492 of 2,339
8Rio Arriba County, NM63106.4$1.4M−1.0%#514 of 2,339
9San Juan County, NM596816.3$525K−0.9%#731 of 2,339
10Curry County, NM563016.1$521K−3.5%#864 of 2,339
19Cibola County, NM491214.1$563K−0.6%#1,220 of 2,339

Other business types in Cibola County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Cibola County, NM?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 hair salons in Cibola County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Cibola County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 24 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Cibola County, NM spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.8M 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 12 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $563K 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 8,503 households in Cibola County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Cibola County, NM compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Cibola County has 14.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $563K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cibola County would have about 16, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Cibola County, NM growing?

Population estimates put Cibola County at 26,807 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,503 households. Median household income in Cibola County is $50,759, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Cibola County scores 49 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,220 of 2,339 scored counties.

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