Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Hair salons in Putnam County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Putnam County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,859 of 2,339 scored counties
#68 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 111
- 17 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On personal care products and services · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $242K
- 44% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.0
- 41% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Putnam County is 36 (lower middle), #1,859 of 2,339 scored counties and #68 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 111 hair salons in Putnam County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 33.0 for every 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $799 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Putnam County spend about $26.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 111 hair salons, that is $242K per salon, 44% below 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.
Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Putnam County in 2023. That is one for every 1,977 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.0 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $242K | $379K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,977 | 2,659 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $799 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 12 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 202Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 62The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 |
| 68Putnam County, TN | 36 | 111 | 33.0 | $242K | +8.1% | #1,859 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 spas33
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care31
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Putnam County, TN?
Putnam County has 111 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 202 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.8M a year, or $799 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $242K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Putnam County has 33.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $242K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Putnam County would have about 62, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,977 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 36 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,859 of 2,339 scored counties.
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