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Hair salons in Bowie County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Bowie County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,091 of 2,339 scored counties
#146 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
148
19 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.2M
On personal care products and services · $805 a household
Spending per listing
$191K
56% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.2
80% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
92,696
−0.2% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Bowie County is 28 (lower middle), #2,091 of 2,339 scored counties and #146 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Bowie County spend about $28.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $805 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. That works out to $191K per salon, 56% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 148 hair salons on map listings in Bowie County as of September 2026. 19 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.2, 80% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Bowie County in 2023. That is one for every 2,505 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bowie County declined 0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Bowie County compares

The same measures for Texas 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.

Hair salons in Bowie County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureBowie CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.226.323.4
Spending per listing$191K$356K$430K
Households per official establishment2,5051,9151,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$805$937$1,005
Median household income$59,803$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 14
Employees, 2023
39
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
417Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14819 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
66The 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 Bowie 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 Bowie County

Population, 2025 estimate
92,696−0.2% since 2020
Households
35,073
Median age
39.3
Homes lived in by their owners
63%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
885 sq. mi.
People per square mile
104
Median household income
$59,803+19.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,943
Median home value
$173,000
Jobs located here
39,161
Daytime population
93,908Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for hair salons, numbered among those based in Texas, with Bowie County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waller County, TX90168.7$1.1M+21.9%#10 of 2,339
2Guadalupe County, TX859815.0$658K+15.8%#41 of 2,339
3Blanco County, TX85815.5$626K+18.6%#42 of 2,339
4Chambers County, TX843118.0$589K+22.6%#47 of 2,339
5Gaines County, TX83811.5$783K+10.4%#50 of 2,339
6Burleson County, TX781012.7$681K+16.2%#102 of 2,339
7Upshur County, TX782012.8$644K+8.2%#103 of 2,339
8San Jacinto County, TX7754.6$1.8M+7.1%#110 of 2,339
9Hays County, TX7716416.4$604K+24.8%#122 of 2,339
10Caldwell County, TX762414.4$593K+20.0%#143 of 2,339
146Bowie County, TX2814842.2$191K−0.2%#2,091 of 2,339

Other business types in Bowie County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Bowie County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 148 hair salons in Bowie County. 19 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 417 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Bowie County, TX spend on personal care products and services?

About $28.2M a year, or $805 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 148 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $191K 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 35,073 households in Bowie County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bowie County, TX compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Bowie County has 42.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 80% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $191K, 56% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Bowie County would have about 66, against 148 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,505 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Bowie County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Bowie County at 92,696 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,073 households. Median household income in Bowie County is $59,803, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.2%, 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. Bowie County scores 28 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,091 of 2,339 scored counties.

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