Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Hair salons in Live Oak County, TX
The hair salons in Live Oak County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #876 of 2,339 scored counties
#68 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 7
- 2 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On personal care products and services · $791 a household
- Spending per listing
- $493K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.1
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,929
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $791 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Live Oak County spend about $3.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $493K per salon, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 7 hair salons on map listings in Live Oak County as of September 2026. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 16.1 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Live Oak County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Live Oak County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Live Oak County is 56 (upper middle), #876 of 2,339 scored counties and #68 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Live Oak 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 | Live Oak County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.1 | 26.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $493K | $356K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,915 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $791 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,150 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 44 |
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
- 20Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 72 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The 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 Live Oak 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 Live Oak County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,929+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,358
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,040 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11
- Median household income
- $57,150+6.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,578
- Median home value
- $159,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,120
- Daytime population
- 10,839Residents 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 |
| 68Live Oak County, TX | 56 | 7 | 16.1 | $493K | +5.1% | #876 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Live Oak 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Live Oak County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 hair salons in Live Oak County. 2 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Live Oak County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Live Oak County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.4M a year, or $791 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $493K 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 4,358 households in Live Oak County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Live Oak County, TX compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Live Oak County has 16.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $493K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Live Oak County would have about 8, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Live Oak County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Live Oak County at 11,929 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,358 households. Median household income in Live Oak County is $57,150, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.1%, 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. Live Oak County scores 56 for hair salons (upper middle), #876 of 2,339 scored counties.
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