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Hair salons in Young County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Young County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,286 of 2,339 scored counties
#90 of 159 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 15
- 5 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On personal care products and services · $835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $425K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.6
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,154
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Young County comes to about $6.4M a year: $835 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 hair salons, that is $425K per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 15 hair salons on map listings in Young County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.6, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Young County in 2023. That is one for every 2,548 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 52 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Young County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Young County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,286 of 2,339 scored counties and #90 of 159 scored counties in Texas.
How Young 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 | Young County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.6 | 26.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $425K | $356K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,548 | 1,915 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +17.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $835 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,010 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $141K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 52Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 155 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Young 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 Young County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,154+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 915 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $68,010+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,767
- Median home value
- $175,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,560
- Daytime population
- 16,034Residents 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 |
| 90Young County, TX | 48 | 15 | 19.6 | $425K | +1.7% | #1,286 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Young 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 spas40
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care36
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Young County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 hair salons in Young County. 5 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 52 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Young County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.4M a year, or $835 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $425K 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 7,643 households in Young County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Young County, TX compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Young County has 19.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $425K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,548 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Young County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Young County at 18,154 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Young County is $68,010, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Young County scores 48 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,286 of 2,339 scored counties.
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