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Hair salons in Williamson County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,091 of 2,339 scored counties
#78 of 159 scored counties in Texas

Listings
749
115 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
198
+27.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$279.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,108 a household
Spending per listing
$373K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.7
27% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
752,827
+22.3% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Williamson County comes to about $279.7M a year: $1,108 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $373K per salon, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 749 hair salons on map listings in Williamson County as of September 2026. 115 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.7, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Williamson County was 198 in 2023, up 27.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,340 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Williamson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Williamson County grew 22.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Williamson County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,091 of 2,339 scored counties and #78 of 159 scored counties in Texas.

How Williamson 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 Williamson County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureWilliamson CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.726.323.4
Spending per listing$373K$356K$430K
Households per official establishment1,2741,9151,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.7%+17.4%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+22.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,108$937$1,005
Median household income$111,340$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5244

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
155 → 198+27.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,118
Annual payroll, 2023
$41.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,340Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
749115 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
650The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Williamson 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 Williamson County

Population, 2025 estimate
752,827+22.3% since 2020
Households
252,323
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
1,116 sq. mi.
People per square mile
603
Median household income
$111,340+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$140,407
Median home value
$447,000
Jobs located here
238,920
Daytime population
563,844Residents 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 Williamson 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
78Williamson County, TX5274929.7$373K+22.3%#1,091 of 2,339

Other business types in Williamson County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Williamson County, TX?

As of September 2026, map listings count 749 hair salons in Williamson County. 115 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 198 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 27.7% from 2019. Another 1,340 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $279.7M a year, or $1,108 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 749 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $373K 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 252,323 households in Williamson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Williamson County has 29.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $373K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Williamson County would have about 650, against 749 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,274 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Williamson County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Williamson County at 752,827 people in 2025, up 22.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 252,323 households. Median household income in Williamson County is $111,340, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.5%, 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. Williamson County scores 52 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,091 of 2,339 scored counties.

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