Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Hair salons in Ector County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Ector County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #191 of 2,339 scored counties
#15 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 105
- 17 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $56.5M
- On personal care products and services · $875 a household
- Spending per listing
- $538K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.3
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,801
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Ector County is 74 (upper middle), #191 of 2,339 scored counties and #15 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
As of September 2026, map listings count 105 hair salons in Ector County. 17 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 16.3 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Ector County comes to about $56.5M a year: $875 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 105 hair salons, that is $538K per salon, 25% above 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Ector County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 4,966 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Ector County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ector County grew 5.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Ector 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.
| Measure | Ector County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.3 | 26.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $538K | $356K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,966 | 1,915 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $875 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,536 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 422Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Ector 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 Ector County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,801+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 64,563
- Median age
- 32.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 183
- Median household income
- $71,536+13.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,485
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 73,944
- Daytime population
- 162,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 90 | 16 | 8.7 | $1.1M | +21.9% | #10 of 2,339 |
| 2Guadalupe County, TX | 85 | 98 | 15.0 | $658K | +15.8% | #41 of 2,339 |
| 3Blanco County, TX | 85 | 8 | 15.5 | $626K | +18.6% | #42 of 2,339 |
| 4Chambers County, TX | 84 | 31 | 18.0 | $589K | +22.6% | #47 of 2,339 |
| 5Gaines County, TX | 83 | 8 | 11.5 | $783K | +10.4% | #50 of 2,339 |
| 6Burleson County, TX | 78 | 10 | 12.7 | $681K | +16.2% | #102 of 2,339 |
| 7Upshur County, TX | 78 | 20 | 12.8 | $644K | +8.2% | #103 of 2,339 |
| 8San Jacinto County, TX | 77 | 5 | 4.6 | $1.8M | +7.1% | #110 of 2,339 |
| 9Hays County, TX | 77 | 164 | 16.4 | $604K | +24.8% | #122 of 2,339 |
| 10Caldwell County, TX | 76 | 24 | 14.4 | $593K | +20.0% | #143 of 2,339 |
| 15Ector County, TX | 74 | 105 | 16.3 | $538K | +5.0% | #191 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Ector 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 spas50
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care53
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Ector County, TX?
Ector County has 105 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 422 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ector County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $56.5M a year, or $875 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $538K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 64,563 households in Ector County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ector County, TX compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Ector County has 16.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $538K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Ector County would have about 131, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,966 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Ector County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Ector County at 173,801 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,563 households. The median household income in Ector County is $71,536 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 13.6% 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. Ector County scores 74 for hair salons (upper middle), #191 of 2,339 scored counties.
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