Beauty and personal care · County · Alabama
Salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County, AL
The salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County, AL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 11 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,366 of 2,385 scored counties
#62 of 63 scored counties in Alabama
- Listings
- 27
- 6 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On personal care products and services · $690 a household
- Spending per listing
- $188K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,965
- −3.8% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 11 (low): #2,366 of 2,385 scored counties and #62 of 63 scored counties in Alabama. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Monroe County spend about $5.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $690 per household, 31% below the U.S. average. That is about $188K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 36.7 per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Monroe County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 3.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 43.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $188K | $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 | −3.8% | +3.2% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $690 | $839 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $42,292 | $63,999 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 11 | 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
- 131Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 276 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,965−3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 7,363
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,026 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 19
- Median household income
- $42,292+38.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,409
- Median home value
- $120,600
- Jobs located here
- 5,784
- Daytime population
- 17,349Residents 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 |
| 62Monroe County, AL | 11 | 27 | 36.7 | $188K | −3.8% | #2,366 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 spas11
- Hair salons22
- Barbershops
- Nail salons5
- Spas and skin care9
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 Monroe County, AL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 27 salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County. 6 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 Monroe County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 131 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Monroe County, AL spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.1M a year, or $690 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,363 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, AL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Monroe County has 36.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $188K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Monroe County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings.
How fast is Monroe County, AL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 18,965 people in 2025, down 3.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,363 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $42,292 a year, 48% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.9% 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. Monroe County scores 11 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,366 of 2,385 scored counties.
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