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Salons, barbers and spas in Lee County, AL

The salons, barbers and spas in Lee County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #754 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 63 scored counties in Alabama

Listings
221
60 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
51
+10.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$58.7M
On personal care products and services · $846 a household
Spending per listing
$266K
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
189,881
+8.6% 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 221 salons, barbers and spas in Lee County. 60 of them (27%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 31.8 for every 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Lee County comes to about $58.7M a year: $846 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That works out to $266K per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lee County in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,361 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 845 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lee County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lee County grew 8.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Lee County has a Groundwork market score of 58 (upper middle): #754 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 63 scored counties in Alabama.

How Lee 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 Lee County, AL compared with Alabama and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyAlabamaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.843.847.2
Spending per listing$266K$191K$213K
Households per official establishment1,3611,441804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+10.9%+18.2%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.6%+3.2%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$846$839$1,005
Median household income$65,824$63,999$80,734
Groundwork market score5844

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
46 → 51+10.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
264
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
845Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
22160 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
276The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$1.4M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
189,881+8.6% since 2020
Households
69,436
Median age
36.7
Homes lived in by their owners
66%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$65,824+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,204
Median home value
$262,200
Jobs located here
64,944
Daytime population
179,619Residents 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 Lee 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
12Lee County, AL5822131.8$266K+8.6%#754 of 2,385

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

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

Lee County has 221 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 60 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 10.9% from 2019. Official counts list 845 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $58.7M a year, or $846 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $266K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 69,436 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 31.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $266K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lee County would have about 276, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,361 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lee County, AL growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 189,881 people in 2025, up 8.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 69,436 households. Median household income in Lee County is $65,824, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Lee County scores 58 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #754 of 2,385 scored counties.

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