Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Tennessee
Hair salons in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area
The hair salons in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #228 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 263
- 66 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $104M
- On personal care products and services · $794 a household
- Spending per listing
- $395K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 314,834
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area spend about $104M a year on personal care products and services, or $794 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. That is about $395K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area has 263 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 20.1 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 34 businesses with payroll in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,851 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 692 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $51K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area.
Population estimates show the Kingsport-Bristol metro area grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area is 46 (lower middle), #228 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Kingsport-Bristol metro area 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 | Kingsport-Bristol metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $395K | $379K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,851 | 2,659 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $794 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,792 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34
- Employees, 2023
- 116
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 692Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26366 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 242The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $51K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area, 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 the Kingsport-Bristol metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 314,834+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 130,939
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,011 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 155
- Median household income
- $57,792+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,119
- Median home value
- $198,400
- Jobs located here
- 120,004
- Daytime population
- 304,648Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for hair salons, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Kingsport-Bristol metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 59 | 1,926 | 23.2 | $418K | +8.7% | #114 of 387 |
| 2Knoxville, TN | 57 | 803 | 21.2 | $417K | +6.9% | #128 of 387 |
| 3Morristown, TN | 56 | 93 | 19.4 | $414K | +7.9% | #132 of 387 |
| 4Cleveland, TN | 56 | 104 | 20.8 | $397K | +6.1% | #133 of 387 |
| 5Clarksville, TN-KY | 49 | 306 | 24.5 | $344K | +8.5% | #195 of 387 |
| 6Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 46 | 263 | 20.1 | $395K | +2.3% | #228 of 387 |
| 7Chattanooga, TN-GA | 46 | 602 | 26.0 | $342K | +5.3% | #230 of 387 |
| 8Johnson City, TN | 41 | 195 | 21.9 | $362K | +4.3% | #287 of 387 |
| 9Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 36 | 1,256 | 24.0 | $359K | −0.3% | #330 of 387 |
| 10Jackson, TN | 36 | 185 | 25.5 | $312K | +2.2% | #334 of 387 |
Other business types in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area
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 salons46
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 263 hair salons in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area. 66 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 692 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $104M 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 263 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $395K 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 130,939 households in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Kingsport-Bristol metro area has 20.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $395K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Kingsport-Bristol metro area would have about 242, against 263 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,851 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Kingsport-Bristol metro area at 314,834 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,939 households. Median household income in the Kingsport-Bristol metro area is $57,792, 28% 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. The Kingsport-Bristol metro area scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #228 of 387 scored metro areas.
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