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Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico

Hair salons in San Miguel County, NM

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in San Miguel County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,357 of 2,339 scored counties
#20 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico

Listings
16
4 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.4M
On personal care products and services · $789 a household
Spending per listing
$588K
37% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.4
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,260
−3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 hair salons in San Miguel County. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 13.4 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $789 per household (22% below the U.S. average), households in San Miguel County spend about $9.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $588K 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in San Miguel County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 28 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in San Miguel County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of San Miguel County declined 3.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. San Miguel County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,357 of 2,339 scored counties and #20 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.

How San Miguel 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 San Miguel County, NM compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureSan Miguel CountyNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.417.223.4
Spending per listing$588K$530K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,3131,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.2%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$789$913$1,005
Median household income$49,431$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score4659

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
28Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
164 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$50K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in San Miguel 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 San Miguel County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,260−3.2% since 2020
Households
11,931
Median age
46.1
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
4,722 sq. mi.
People per square mile
6
Median household income
$49,431+59.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,851
Median home value
$188,500
Jobs located here
7,251
Daytime population
24,453Residents 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 San Miguel 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
20San Miguel County, NM461613.4$588K−3.2%#1,357 of 2,339

Other business types in San Miguel County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in San Miguel County, NM?

There are 16 hair salons on map listings in San Miguel County as of September 2026. 4 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in San Miguel County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 28 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.4M a year, or $789 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $588K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,931 households in San Miguel County and national spending patterns by income.

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

San Miguel County has 13.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $588K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, San Miguel County would have about 22, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is San Miguel County, NM growing?

Population estimates put San Miguel County at 26,260 people in 2025, down 3.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,931 households. The median household income in San Miguel County is $49,431 a year, 39% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 59.7% 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. San Miguel County scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,357 of 2,339 scored counties.

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