Beauty and personal care · County · California
Salons, barbers and spas in Fresno County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Fresno County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,288 of 2,385 scored counties
#28 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 1,425
- 217 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 313
- +33.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $318.3M
- On personal care products and services · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $223K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.9
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,035,456
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,425 salons, barbers and spas in Fresno County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.9, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $980 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Fresno County spend about $318.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 1,425 salons, barbers and spas, that is $223K per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 313 businesses with payroll in Fresno County classed as personal care services, up 33.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,037 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3,738 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Fresno County.
Population estimates put the population change in Fresno County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Fresno County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,288 of 2,385 scored counties and #28 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Fresno 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 | Fresno County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.9 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $223K | $223K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,037 | 670 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.2% | +18.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $980 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,201 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 235 → 313+33.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,748
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $49.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,738Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,425217 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,496The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $2.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Fresno 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 Fresno County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,035,456+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 324,702
- Median age
- 34.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 5,959 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 171
- Median household income
- $74,201+37.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,641
- Median home value
- $388,800
- Jobs located here
- 413,154
- Daytime population
- 1,017,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in California for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in California, with Fresno County marked.
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 |
| 28Fresno County, CA | 48 | 1,425 | 43.9 | $223K | +2.6% | #1,288 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Fresno 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 spas48
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care55
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 Fresno County, CA?
There are 1,425 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Fresno County as of September 2026. 217 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 313 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 33.2% from 2019. Another 3,738 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Fresno County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $318.3M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,425 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $223K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 324,702 households in Fresno County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fresno County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Fresno County has 43.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $223K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fresno County would have about 1,496, against 1,425 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,037 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Fresno County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Fresno County at 1,035,456 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 324,702 households. Median household income in Fresno County is $74,201, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.5%, 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. Fresno County scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,288 of 2,385 scored counties.
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