Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Salons, barbers and spas in Marengo County, AL
The salons, barbers and spas in Marengo 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 #2,061 of 2,385 scored counties
#50 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 27
- 6 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On personal care products and services · $741 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.2
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,311
- −5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Marengo County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,061 of 2,385 scored counties and #50 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $741 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Marengo County spend about $5.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $217K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Marengo County as of September 2026. 6 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 34.2, 28% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Marengo County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,975 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Marengo County declined 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Marengo 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 | Marengo County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.2 | 43.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $191K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,975 | 1,441 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −5.0% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $741 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $43,825 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $104K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Marengo 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 Marengo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,311−5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 7,898
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 977 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $43,825+31.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,748
- Median home value
- $107,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,402
- Daytime population
- 17,810Residents 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 |
| 50Marengo County, AL | 32 | 27 | 34.2 | $217K | −5.0% | #2,061 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Marengo 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 salons10
- Barbershops9
- 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 Marengo County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 salons, barbers and spas in Marengo County. 6 of them (22%) 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. Another 104 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Marengo County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.9M a year, or $741 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $217K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,898 households in Marengo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marengo County, AL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Marengo County has 34.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $217K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Marengo County would have about 28, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,975 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Marengo County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Marengo County at 18,311 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,898 households. The median household income in Marengo County is $43,825 a year, 46% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.8% 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. Marengo County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,061 of 2,385 scored counties.
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