Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Salons, barbers and spas in Cherokee County, AL
The salons, barbers and spas in Cherokee County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #788 of 2,385 scored counties
#14 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 28
- 8 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On personal care products and services · $779 a household
- Spending per listing
- $284K
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.5
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,413
- +5.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Cherokee County comes to about $7.9M a year: $779 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 28 salons, barbers and spas, that is $284K per business, 33% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Cherokee County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 29%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 27.5 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Cherokee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cherokee County grew 5.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Cherokee County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #788 of 2,385 scored counties and #14 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.
How Cherokee 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.
| Measure | Cherokee County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.5 | 43.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $284K | $191K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,441 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $779 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,863 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 44 |
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
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 288 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,413+5.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,192
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 554 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $53,863+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,789
- Median home value
- $179,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,279
- Daytime population
- 21,170Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alabama
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chilton County, AL | 74 | 43 | 24.1 | $336K | +5.9% | #190 of 2,385 |
| 2Limestone County, AL | 74 | 136 | 33.2 | $287K | +18.0% | #195 of 2,385 |
| 3Henry County, AL | 73 | 12 | 17.0 | $469K | +7.1% | #202 of 2,385 |
| 4Lawrence County, AL | 69 | 34 | 25.0 | $328K | +2.3% | #318 of 2,385 |
| 5St. Clair County, AL | 67 | 102 | 29.1 | $302K | +7.1% | #388 of 2,385 |
| 6Blount County, AL | 66 | 60 | 27.1 | $302K | +1.8% | #431 of 2,385 |
| 7Elmore County, AL | 66 | 97 | 29.5 | $302K | +4.2% | #432 of 2,385 |
| 8Geneva County, AL | 63 | 25 | 23.5 | $316K | +3.2% | #533 of 2,385 |
| 9Randolph County, AL | 59 | 26 | 28.0 | $270K | +4.8% | #706 of 2,385 |
| 10Talladega County, AL | 58 | 88 | 26.2 | $292K | +0.3% | #745 of 2,385 |
| 14Cherokee County, AL | 57 | 28 | 27.5 | $284K | +5.8% | #788 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cherokee 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 spas57
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Cherokee County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 28 salons, barbers and spas in Cherokee County. 8 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Cherokee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cherokee County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.9M a year, or $779 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,192 households in Cherokee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cherokee County, AL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cherokee County has 27.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $284K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cherokee County would have about 37, against 28 on map listings.
How fast is Cherokee County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Cherokee County at 26,413 people in 2025, up 5.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,192 households. The median household income in Cherokee County is $53,863 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cherokee County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #788 of 2,385 scored counties.
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