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Hair salons in Kerr County, TX
The hair salons in Kerr County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,575 of 2,339 scored counties
#108 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 68
- 8 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On personal care products and services · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $291K
- 32% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.1
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,037
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 68 hair salons in Kerr County. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 30.1 for every 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $874 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Kerr County spend about $19.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 68 hair salons, that is $291K per salon, 32% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Kerr County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,231 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 120 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Kerr County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Kerr County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,575 of 2,339 scored counties and #108 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Kerr 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 | Kerr County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.1 | 26.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $291K | $356K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,231 | 1,915 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $874 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,395 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 120Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 688 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Kerr 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 Kerr County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,037+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 22,615
- Median age
- 48.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 48
- Median household income
- $69,395+23.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,578
- Median home value
- $321,200
- Jobs located here
- 18,958
- Daytime population
- 49,388Residents 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 |
| 108Kerr County, TX | 42 | 68 | 30.1 | $291K | +2.5% | #1,575 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Kerr 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 spas44
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons27
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Kerr County, TX?
Kerr County has 68 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 120 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kerr County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.8M a year, or $874 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 68 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $291K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,615 households in Kerr County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kerr County, TX compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Kerr County has 30.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $291K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Kerr County would have about 46, against 68 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,231 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Kerr County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Kerr County at 54,037 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,615 households. The median household income in Kerr County is $69,395 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.9% 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. Kerr County scores 42 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,575 of 2,339 scored counties.
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