Beauty and personal care · County · California
Salons, barbers and spas in Amador County, CA
The salons, barbers and spas in Amador County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #358 of 2,385 scored counties
#7 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 64
- 10 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $16.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $260K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.8
- 16% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,876
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,033 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Amador County spend about $16.6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 64 salons, barbers and spas, that is $260K per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Amador County has 64 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 39.8 for every 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Amador County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 2,011 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 134 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Amador County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Amador County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #358 of 2,385 scored counties and #7 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Amador County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Amador County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.8 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $260K | $223K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,011 | 670 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,033 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,044 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 8
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $466K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 134Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 78The 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 Amador 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 Amador County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,876+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 16,091
- Median age
- 48.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 595 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 70
- Median household income
- $88,044+40.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,400
- Median home value
- $449,800
- Jobs located here
- 12,065
- Daytime population
- 33,003Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 91 | 43 | 15.0 | $647K | +8.2% | #7 of 2,385 |
| 2Calaveras County, CA | 78 | 58 | 31.5 | $327K | +2.8% | #111 of 2,385 |
| 3Madera County, CA | 76 | 148 | 32.6 | $302K | +7.4% | #154 of 2,385 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 73 | 261 | 30.3 | $301K | +5.1% | #219 of 2,385 |
| 5Colusa County, CA | 70 | 17 | 22.6 | $426K | −0.1% | #280 of 2,385 |
| 6Mariposa County, CA | 68 | 15 | 20.0 | $474K | −1.2% | #329 of 2,385 |
| 7Amador County, CA | 68 | 64 | 39.8 | $260K | +3.2% | #358 of 2,385 |
| 8Mono County, CA | 67 | 16 | 27.9 | $405K | −5.4% | #369 of 2,385 |
| 9Yolo County, CA | 67 | 251 | 32.7 | $334K | +3.1% | #383 of 2,385 |
| 10San Benito County, CA | 67 | 87 | 42.3 | $290K | +8.6% | #391 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Amador 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 spas68
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care67
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 Amador County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 salons, barbers and spas in Amador County. 10 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 134 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Amador County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $16.6M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $260K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,091 households in Amador County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Amador County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Amador County has 39.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 16% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $260K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Amador County would have about 78, against 64 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,011 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Amador County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Amador County at 41,876 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,091 households. The median household income in Amador County is $88,044 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.3% 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. Amador County scores 68 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #358 of 2,385 scored counties.
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