Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Salons, barbers and spas in Hale County, AL
The salons, barbers and spas in Hale County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,062 of 2,385 scored counties
#51 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 18
- 4 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.9M
- On personal care products and services · $687 a household
- Spending per listing
- $215K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,194
- +2.9% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Hale County has a Groundwork market score of 32 (lower middle): #2,062 of 2,385 scored counties and #51 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 salons, barbers and spas in Hale County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 22%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.9, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Hale County comes to about $3.9M a year: $687 per household, 32% below the U.S. average. That is about $215K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Hale County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hale County grew 2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hale 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 | Hale County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.9 | 43.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $215K | $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 | +2.9% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $687 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $39,250 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 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
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 184 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Hale 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 Hale County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,194+2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,642
- Median age
- 40.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 644 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $39,250+15.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $60,886
- Median home value
- $127,600
- Jobs located here
- 2,723
- Daytime population
- 11,017Residents 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 |
| 51Hale County, AL | 32 | 18 | 31.9 | $215K | +2.9% | #2,062 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Hale 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 spas32
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops17
- 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 Hale County, AL?
There are 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Hale County as of September 2026. 4 of them (22%) 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 Hale County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hale County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.9M a year, or $687 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,642 households in Hale County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hale County, AL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Hale County has 31.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $215K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending.
How fast is Hale County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Hale County at 15,194 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,642 households. Median household income in Hale County is $39,250, 51% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.3%, 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. Hale County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,062 of 2,385 scored counties.
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