Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Tennessee
Hair salons in the Knoxville, TN metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Knoxville, TN metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #128 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 803
- 134 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 150
- −0.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $335.1M
- On personal care products and services · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $417K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.2
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 968,137
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $886 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in the Knoxville metro area spend about $335.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $417K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 3% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 803 hair salons on map listings in the Knoxville metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 134 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.2, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Knoxville metro area was 150 in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. That is one for every 2,522 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 2,041 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Knoxville metro area.
Population estimates show the Knoxville metro area grew 6.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, the Knoxville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #128 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Knoxville 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 | Knoxville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.2 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $417K | $379K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,522 | 2,659 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −0.7% | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $886 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,422 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 150−0.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,071
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,041Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 803134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 779The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Knoxville 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 Knoxville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 968,137+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 378,234
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $72,422
- Average household income
- $98,653
- Median home value
- $290,200
- Jobs located here
- 432,193
- Daytime population
- 955,487Residents 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 Knoxville 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 Knoxville 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 spas55
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Knoxville, TN metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 803 hair salons in the Knoxville metro area. 134 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 150 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 0.7% from 2019. Official counts list 2,041 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Knoxville, TN metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $335.1M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 803 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $417K 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 378,234 households in the Knoxville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Knoxville, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Knoxville metro area has 21.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $417K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Knoxville metro area would have about 779, against 803 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,522 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Knoxville, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Knoxville metro area at 968,137 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 378,234 households. Median household income in the Knoxville metro area is $72,422, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Knoxville metro area scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #128 of 387 scored metro areas.
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