Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Hair salons in Hays County, TX
The hair salons in Hays County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #122 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 164
- 28 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +35.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.1M
- On personal care products and services · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $604K
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.4
- 30% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,390
- +24.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Hays County is 77 (high), #122 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 159 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 164 hair salons in Hays County. Of those, 28 are chain locations, or 17%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 16.4 per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Hays County spend about $99.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $992 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $604K per salon, 40% 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 50 businesses with payroll in Hays County classed as beauty salons, up 35.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,997 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Hays County. Population estimates put the population change in Hays County from 2020 to 2025 at +24.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hays 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 | Hays County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.4 | 26.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $604K | $356K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,997 | 1,915 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +35.1% | +17.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +24.8% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $992 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,097 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37 → 50+35.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 278
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 429Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 230The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Hays 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 Hays County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,390+24.8% since 2020
- Households
- 99,849
- Median age
- 35.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 677 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 397
- Median household income
- $89,097+29.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,554
- Median home value
- $399,800
- Jobs located here
- 86,425
- Daytime population
- 232,827Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for hair salons, numbered among those based in Texas, with Hays County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Hays 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 spas61
- Hair salons77
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Hays County, TX?
There are 164 hair salons on map listings in Hays County as of September 2026. 28 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 35.1% from 2019. Official counts list 429 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hays County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $99.1M a year, or $992 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $604K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 99,849 households in Hays County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hays County, TX compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Hays County has 16.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 30% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $604K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Hays County would have about 230, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,997 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 35.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hays County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hays County at 304,390 people in 2025, up 24.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 99,849 households. The median household income in Hays County is $89,097 a year, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.7% 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. Hays County scores 77 for hair salons (high), #122 of 2,339 scored counties.
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