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Salons, barbers and spas in Blount County, AL

How Blount County, AL compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #431 of 2,385 scored counties
#6 of 63 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
60
11 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$18.1M
On personal care products and services · $817 a household
Spending per listing
$302K
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.1
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
60,156
+1.8% 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 60 salons, barbers and spas in Blount County. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 27.1 per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $817 per household (19% below the U.S. average), households in Blount County spend about $18.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $302K per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Blount County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 7,393 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 181 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Blount County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Blount County is 66 (upper middle), #431 of 2,385 scored counties and #6 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Blount 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 Blount County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureBlount CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.143.847.2
Spending per listing$302K$191K$213K
Households per official establishment7,3931,441804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.8%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$817$839$1,005
Median household income$64,190$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score6644

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 3
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$214K
One-person businesses, 2023
181Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6011 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
85The 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 Blount 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 Blount County

Population, 2025 estimate
60,156+1.8% since 2020
Households
22,180
Median age
41.8
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
645 sq. mi.
People per square mile
92
Median household income
$64,190+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,889
Median home value
$175,200
Jobs located here
9,571
Daytime population
43,189Residents 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 Blount 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

Other business types in Blount County

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

Questions

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

Blount County has 60 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 181 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $18.1M a year, or $817 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $302K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,180 households in Blount County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Blount County has 27.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $302K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Blount County would have about 85, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,393 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Blount County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Blount County at 60,156 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 22,180 households. Median household income in Blount County is $64,190, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. Blount County scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #431 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Blount County

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