Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Hair salons in McMinn County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in McMinn County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #466 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 38
- 14 chain locations (37%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On personal care products and services · $808 a household
- Spending per listing
- $451K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,404
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 38 hair salons in McMinn County. Chain locations make up 37% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in McMinn County spend about $17.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $808 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $451K per salon, 5% 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 McMinn County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 5,305 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 135 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in McMinn County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). McMinn County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #466 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How McMinn 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 | McMinn County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $451K | $379K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,305 | 2,659 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $808 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $385K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 135Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 McMinn 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 McMinn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,404+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,218
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $61,470+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,692
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,828
- Daytime population
- 50,660Residents 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 |
| 19McMinn County, TN | 65 | 38 | 17.9 | $451K | +7.6% | #466 of 2,339 |
Other business types in McMinn 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 spas57
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in McMinn County, TN?
There are 38 hair salons on map listings in McMinn County as of September 2026. 14 of them (37%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 135 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McMinn County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.1M a year, or $808 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 38 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $451K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,218 households in McMinn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McMinn County, TN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
McMinn County has 17.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $451K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, McMinn County would have about 40, against 38 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,305 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is McMinn County, TN growing?
Population estimates put McMinn County at 57,404 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,218 households. The median household income in McMinn County is $61,470 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. McMinn County scores 65 for hair salons (upper middle), #466 of 2,339 scored counties.
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