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Hair salons in Denton County, TX

The hair salons in Denton County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #401 of 2,339 scored counties
#27 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
824
143 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
242
+48.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$403.2M
On personal care products and services · $1,119 a household
Spending per listing
$489K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,069,346
+16.9% 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

At $1,119 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Denton County spend about $403.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $489K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 824 hair salons on map listings in Denton County as of September 2026. 143 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.9 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Denton County was 242 in 2023, up 48.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,489 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 2,645 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Denton County.

Population estimates show Denton County grew 16.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Denton County has a Groundwork market score of 67 (upper middle): #401 of 2,339 scored counties and #27 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Denton 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 Denton County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureDenton CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.926.323.4
Spending per listing$489K$356K$430K
Households per official establishment1,4891,9151,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+48.5%+17.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+16.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,119$937$1,005
Median household income$111,498$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6744

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
163 → 242+48.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,115
Annual payroll, 2023
$37.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
2,645Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
824143 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
937The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
18
Amount
$4.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Denton 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 Denton County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
Households
360,392
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,115
Median household income
$111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$145,847
Median home value
$437,200
Jobs located here
321,359
Daytime population
759,111Residents 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 Denton 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
27Denton County, TX6782422.9$489K+16.9%#401 of 2,339

Other business types in Denton County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Denton County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 824 hair salons in Denton County. 143 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 242 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 48.5% from 2019. Official counts list 2,645 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $403.2M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 824 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $489K 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 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Denton County has 22.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $489K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Denton County would have about 937, against 824 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,489 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 48.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Denton County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 67 for hair salons (upper middle), #401 of 2,339 scored counties.

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