Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Salons, barbers and spas in Houston County, AL
How Houston 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,251 of 2,385 scored counties
#55 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 273
- 52 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +16.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.7M
- On personal care products and services · $802 a household
- Spending per listing
- $127K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.0
- 33% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 110,318
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Houston County is 24 (low), #2,251 of 2,385 scored counties and #55 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 273 salons, barbers and spas in Houston County. 52 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 63.0 per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Houston County spend about $34.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $802 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 273 salons, barbers and spas, that is $127K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Houston County was 50 in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. That is one for every 866 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Houston County. Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Houston 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 | Houston County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.0 | 43.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $127K | $191K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 866 | 1,441 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +16.3% | +18.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $802 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,626 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 50+16.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 189
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 759Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27352 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 163The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Houston 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 Houston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 110,318+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,302
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 580 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $58,626+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,747
- Median home value
- $183,300
- Jobs located here
- 51,974
- Daytime population
- 116,184Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alabama market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alabama for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Alabama, with Houston County marked.
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 |
| 55Houston County, AL | 24 | 273 | 63.0 | $127K | +2.8% | #2,251 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Houston 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 spas24
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons20
- Spas and skin care34
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 Houston County, AL?
There are 273 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Houston County as of September 2026. 52 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 16.3% from 2019. Official counts list 759 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Houston County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.7M a year, or $802 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 273 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $127K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,302 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Houston County, AL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Houston County has 63.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $127K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Houston County would have about 163, against 273 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 866 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Houston County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Houston County at 110,318 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,302 households. Median household income in Houston County is $58,626, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Houston County scores 24 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,251 of 2,385 scored counties.
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