Beauty and personal care · County · California
Salons, barbers and spas in Santa Barbara County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Santa Barbara County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,567 of 2,385 scored counties
#41 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 724
- 121 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 178
- +40.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $170.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,142 a household
- Spending per listing
- $236K
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.4
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 442,065
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Santa Barbara County comes to about $170.9M a year: $1,142 per household, 14% above the U.S. average. That is about $236K of household spending for each business on map listings, 11% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 724 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Santa Barbara County as of September 2026. 121 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 48.4 for every 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Santa Barbara County in 2023, up 40.2% from 2019. That is one for every 840 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,472 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $639K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Santa Barbara County.
Population estimates put the population change in Santa Barbara County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Santa Barbara County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,567 of 2,385 scored counties and #41 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Santa Barbara 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 | Santa Barbara County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.4 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $236K | $223K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 840 | 670 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +40.2% | +18.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,142 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $98,161 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 127 → 178+40.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 672
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,472Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 724121 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 803The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $639K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 442,065−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 149,608
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,734 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $98,161+31.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,895
- Median home value
- $790,700
- Jobs located here
- 193,212
- Daytime population
- 452,081Residents 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 Santa Barbara 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 |
| 41Santa Barbara County, CA | 43 | 724 | 48.4 | $236K | −1.4% | #1,567 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Santa Barbara 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 spas43
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care39
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 Santa Barbara County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 724 salons, barbers and spas in Santa Barbara County. 121 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 178 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 40.2% from 2019. Another 1,472 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Santa Barbara County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $170.9M a year, or $1,142 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 724 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $236K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 149,608 households in Santa Barbara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Santa Barbara County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Santa Barbara County has 48.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $236K, 11% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Santa Barbara County would have about 803, against 724 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 840 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 40.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Santa Barbara County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Santa Barbara County at 442,065 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 149,608 households. The median household income in Santa Barbara County is $98,161 a year, 22% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.5% 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. Santa Barbara County scores 43 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,567 of 2,385 scored counties.
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