Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Tennessee
Hair salons in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #330 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 1,256
- 169 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 202
- +4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $451.1M
- On personal care products and services · $863 a household
- Spending per listing
- $359K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,341,412
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Memphis metro area scores 36 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #330 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Memphis metro area spend about $451.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $863 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $359K per salon, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 1,256 hair salons on map listings in the Memphis metro area as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.0, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Memphis metro area was 202 in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 2,589 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Memphis metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Memphis metro area declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Memphis 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 | Memphis metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $359K | $379K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,589 | 2,659 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.1% | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $863 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,401 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 202+4.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,363
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $43.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 10,453Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,256169 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,048The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Memphis 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 Memphis metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,341,412−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 522,879
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 4,972 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 270
- Median household income
- $66,401
- Average household income
- $95,119
- Median home value
- $245,900
- Jobs located here
- 640,441
- Daytime population
- 1,368,538Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Memphis 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 spas33
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons21
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,256 hair salons in the Memphis metro area. 169 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 202 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. Official counts list 10,453 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $451.1M a year, or $863 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,256 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $359K 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 522,879 households in the Memphis metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Memphis metro area has 24.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $359K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Memphis metro area would have about 1,048, against 1,256 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,589 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Memphis metro area at 1,341,412 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 522,879 households. Median household income in the Memphis metro area is $66,401, 18% 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 Memphis metro area scores 36 for hair salons (lower middle), #330 of 387 scored metro areas.
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