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Hair salons in Palo Pinto County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,250 of 2,339 scored counties
#85 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
23
8 chain locations (35%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.3M
On personal care products and services · $829 a household
Spending per listing
$405K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
20.5
12% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,791
+8.2% 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

At $829 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Palo Pinto County spend about $9.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $405K per salon, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 23 hair salons on map listings in Palo Pinto County as of September 2026. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 20.5 for every 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Palo Pinto County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 74 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Palo Pinto County grew 8.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Palo Pinto County is 49 (lower middle), #1,250 of 2,339 scored counties and #85 of 159 scored counties in Texas.

How Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePalo Pinto CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households20.526.323.4
Spending per listing$405K$356K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,9151,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$829$937$1,005
Median household income$67,674$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
74Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
238 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Palo Pinto 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 Palo Pinto County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,791+8.2% since 2020
Households
11,234
Median age
42.1
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
953 sq. mi.
People per square mile
31
Median household income
$67,674+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,412
Median home value
$198,000
Jobs located here
7,485
Daytime population
26,246Residents 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 Palo Pinto 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
85Palo Pinto County, TX492320.5$405K+8.2%#1,250 of 2,339

Other business types in Palo Pinto County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Palo Pinto County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 23 hair salons in Palo Pinto County. 8 of them (35%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Palo Pinto County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 74 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.3M a year, or $829 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $405K 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 11,234 households in Palo Pinto County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Palo Pinto County has 20.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $405K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Palo Pinto County would have about 22, against 23 on map listings.

How fast is Palo Pinto County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Palo Pinto County at 30,791 people in 2025, up 8.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,234 households. Median household income in Palo Pinto County is $67,674, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Palo Pinto County scores 49 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,250 of 2,339 scored counties.

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