Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Hair salons in Rutherford County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Rutherford County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #511 of 2,339 scored counties
#22 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 300
- 53 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 46
- −4.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $122.7M
- On personal care products and services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $409K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 386,352
- +12.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 300 hair salons in Rutherford County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.2 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Rutherford County spend about $122.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $948 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $409K per salon, 5% 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 46 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Rutherford County in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. That is one for every 2,814 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 973 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $170K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Rutherford County.
Population estimates show Rutherford County grew 12.6% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Rutherford County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #511 of 2,339 scored counties and #22 of 85 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Rutherford 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 | Rutherford County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $409K | $379K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,814 | 2,659 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −4.2% | +1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +12.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $948 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 46−4.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 238
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 973Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30053 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 285The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $170K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Rutherford 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 Rutherford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 386,352+12.6% since 2020
- Households
- 129,431
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 582
- Median household income
- $85,470+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,856
- Median home value
- $382,600
- Jobs located here
- 144,864
- Daytime population
- 329,273Residents 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 |
| 22Rutherford County, TN | 64 | 300 | 23.2 | $409K | +12.6% | #511 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Rutherford 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 spas49
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Rutherford County, TN?
Rutherford County has 300 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 53 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 46 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 4.2% from 2019. Official counts list 973 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rutherford County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $122.7M a year, or $948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 300 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $409K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 129,431 households in Rutherford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rutherford County, TN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Rutherford County has 23.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $409K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Rutherford County would have about 285, against 300 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,814 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 4.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Rutherford County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Rutherford County at 386,352 people in 2025, up 12.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 129,431 households. The median household income in Rutherford County is $85,470 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.8% 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. Rutherford County scores 64 for hair salons (upper middle), #511 of 2,339 scored counties.
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