Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico
Hair salons in Curry County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Curry County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #864 of 2,339 scored counties
#10 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 30
- 8 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.6M
- On personal care products and services · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $521K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,655
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 hair salons in Curry County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 27%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.1, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $840 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Curry County spend about $15.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $521K per salon, 21% 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 4 businesses with payroll in Curry County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 4,649 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 86 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $90K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Curry County.
Population estimates show Curry County declined 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Curry County is 56 (upper middle), #864 of 2,339 scored counties and #10 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Curry 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 | Curry County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 17.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $521K | $530K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,649 | 2,313 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $840 | $913 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,309 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 7
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $154K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 86Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 308 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Curry 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 Curry County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,655−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 18,595
- Median age
- 33.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 34
- Median household income
- $57,309+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,913
- Median home value
- $171,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,571
- Daytime population
- 46,183Residents 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 Curry 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 |
Other business types in Curry 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 spas32
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops11
- Nail salons28
- Spas and skin care21
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Curry County, NM?
Curry County has 30 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 86 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Curry County, NM spend on personal care products and services?
About $15.6M a year, or $840 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $521K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,595 households in Curry County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Curry County, NM compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Curry County has 16.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $521K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Curry County would have about 36, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,649 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Curry County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Curry County at 46,655 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,595 households. The median household income in Curry County is $57,309 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Curry County scores 56 for hair salons (upper middle), #864 of 2,339 scored counties.
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