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Salons, barbers and spas in Autauga County, AL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Autauga County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #854 of 2,385 scored counties
#15 of 63 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
84
21 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$20.6M
On personal care products and services · $897 a household
Spending per listing
$245K
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.7
22% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
61,920
+5.1% 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 84 salons, barbers and spas in Autauga County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 25%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 36.7 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Autauga County comes to about $20.6M a year: $897 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $245K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Autauga County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,432 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 322 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Autauga County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Autauga County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #854 of 2,385 scored counties and #15 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.

How Autauga County compares

The same measures for Alabama and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Salons, barbers and spas in Autauga County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureAutauga CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.743.847.2
Spending per listing$245K$191K$213K
Households per official establishment1,4321,441804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+5.1%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$897$839$1,005
Median household income$72,481$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 16
Employees, 2023
75
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
322Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8421 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
97The 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 personal care services in Autauga 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 Autauga County

Population, 2025 estimate
61,920+5.1% since 2020
Households
22,917
Median age
39.9
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
595 sq. mi.
People per square mile
101
Median household income
$72,481+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,032
Median home value
$207,200
Jobs located here
12,369
Daytime population
48,701Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Alabama

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The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Autauga County marked.

Top counties in Alabama

Counties in Alabama ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Chilton County, AL744324.1$336K+5.9%#190 of 2,385
2Limestone County, AL7413633.2$287K+18.0%#195 of 2,385
3Henry County, AL731217.0$469K+7.1%#202 of 2,385
4Lawrence County, AL693425.0$328K+2.3%#318 of 2,385
5St. Clair County, AL6710229.1$302K+7.1%#388 of 2,385
6Blount County, AL666027.1$302K+1.8%#431 of 2,385
7Elmore County, AL669729.5$302K+4.2%#432 of 2,385
8Geneva County, AL632523.5$316K+3.2%#533 of 2,385
9Randolph County, AL592628.0$270K+4.8%#706 of 2,385
10Talladega County, AL588826.2$292K+0.3%#745 of 2,385
15Autauga County, AL568436.7$245K+5.1%#854 of 2,385

Other business types in Autauga County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Autauga County, AL?

Autauga County has 84 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 322 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Autauga County, AL spend on personal care products and services?

About $20.6M a year, or $897 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $245K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,917 households in Autauga County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Autauga County, AL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Autauga County has 36.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $245K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Autauga County would have about 97, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,432 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Autauga County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Autauga County at 61,920 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,917 households. Median household income in Autauga County is $72,481, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Autauga County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #854 of 2,385 scored counties.

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