Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Hair salons in Fayette County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Fayette County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 89 out of 100: High
Ranked #13 of 2,339 scored counties
#1 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 14
- 4 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.2M
- On personal care products and services · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.2M
- 2.7 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 8.1
- 65% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,071
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Fayette County has a Groundwork market score of 89 (high): #13 of 2,339 scored counties and #1 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
At $943 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Fayette County spend about $16.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.2M per salon, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 14 hair salons on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 29% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 8.1 per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 5,737 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fayette County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fayette County compares
The same measures for Tennessee 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 | Fayette County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 8.1 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $1.2M | $379K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,737 | 2,659 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $943 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,456 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 89 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 212Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 144 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 38The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,071+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 17,210
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 704 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 61
- Median household income
- $88,456+45.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,294
- Median home value
- $340,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,545
- Daytime population
- 31,789Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 89 | 14 | 8.1 | $1.2M | +7.7% | #13 of 2,339 |
| 2Loudon County, TN | 85 | 32 | 13.3 | $707K | +15.6% | #39 of 2,339 |
| 3Cheatham County, TN | 76 | 24 | 14.7 | $636K | +4.1% | #140 of 2,339 |
| 4Maury County, TN | 76 | 71 | 16.8 | $531K | +16.0% | #147 of 2,339 |
| 5Robertson County, TN | 75 | 44 | 15.6 | $590K | +9.9% | #157 of 2,339 |
| 6Hickman County, TN | 74 | 9 | 9.5 | $867K | +5.0% | #166 of 2,339 |
| 7Blount County, TN | 74 | 91 | 16.4 | $554K | +6.0% | #190 of 2,339 |
| 8Roane County, TN | 73 | 32 | 14.0 | $616K | +7.0% | #207 of 2,339 |
| 9Jefferson County, TN | 73 | 35 | 16.0 | $520K | +9.3% | #215 of 2,339 |
| 10Morgan County, TN | 72 | 7 | 9.7 | $827K | +5.3% | #225 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Fayette 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 spas87
- Hair salons89
- Barbershops
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Fayette County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 hair salons in Fayette County. 4 of them (29%) 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 list 212 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fayette County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.2M a year, or $943 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $1.2M 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 17,210 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fayette County, TN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Fayette County has 8.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 65% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $1.2M, 2.7 times the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Fayette County would have about 38, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,737 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Fayette County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Fayette County at 45,071 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,210 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $88,456, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.7%, 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. Fayette County scores 89 for hair salons (high), #13 of 2,339 scored counties.
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