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Hair salons in Lee County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,252 of 2,339 scored counties
#86 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On personal care products and services · $883 a household
Spending per listing
$385K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.9
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,729
+7.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 16 hair salons in Lee County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.9, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Lee County spend about $6.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $883 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $385K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 10% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Lee County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Lee County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,252 of 2,339 scored counties and #86 of 159 scored counties in Texas.

How Lee 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 Lee County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.926.323.4
Spending per listing$385K$356K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9151,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$883$937$1,005
Median household income$76,371$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score4944

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
41Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
14The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,729+7.0% since 2020
Households
6,984
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$76,371+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,728
Median home value
$267,800
Jobs located here
6,569
Daytime population
16,295Residents 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 Lee 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
86Lee County, TX491622.9$385K+7.0%#1,252 of 2,339

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Lee County, TX?

Lee County has 16 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Lee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.2M a year, or $883 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $385K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,984 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 22.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $385K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Lee County would have about 14, against 16 on map listings.

How fast is Lee County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 18,729 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,984 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,371 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Lee County scores 49 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,252 of 2,339 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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