Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Salons, barbers and spas in Geneva County, AL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Geneva County, AL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #533 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.9M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $316K
- 49% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.5
- 50% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,554
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 salons, barbers and spas in Geneva County. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 23.5 for every 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Geneva County comes to about $7.9M a year: $743 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That works out to $316K per business, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Geneva County in 2023. That is one for every 2,662 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 69 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Geneva County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Geneva County is 63 (upper middle), #533 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Geneva 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 | Geneva County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.5 | 43.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $316K | $191K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,662 | 1,441 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,771 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $41K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 69Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 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 Geneva 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 Geneva County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,554+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 10,647
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 47
- Median household income
- $52,771+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,805
- Median home value
- $130,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,518
- Daytime population
- 22,135Residents 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 |
Other business types in Geneva 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 spas63
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Geneva County, AL?
There are 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Geneva County as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 69 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Geneva County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.9M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $316K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,647 households in Geneva County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Geneva County, AL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Geneva County has 23.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 50% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $316K, 49% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Geneva County would have about 37, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,662 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Geneva County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Geneva County at 27,554 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,647 households. Median household income in Geneva County is $52,771, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.5%, 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. Geneva County scores 63 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #533 of 2,385 scored counties.
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