Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · California
Salons, barbers and spas in the Sonora, CA area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Sonora, CA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #136 of 538 scored small-town markets
#3 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California
- Listings
- 86
- 10 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,002 a household
- Spending per listing
- $264K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.9
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 53,160
- −4.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Sonora area spend about $22.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,002 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $264K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 86 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Sonora area as of September 2026. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 37.9 per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Sonora area in 2023. That is one for every 2,269 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 235 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sonora area declined 4.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Sonora area scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #136 of 538 scored small-town markets and #3 of 9 scored small-town markets based in California.
How the Sonora area 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 | Sonora area | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.9 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $264K | $223K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,269 | 670 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.0% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,002 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $77,404 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $881K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 235Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 107The 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 the Sonora area, 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 the Sonora area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 53,160−4.0% since 2020
- Households
- 22,690
- Median age
- 48.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,221 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $77,404+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,064
- Median home value
- $433,200
- Jobs located here
- 16,129
- Daytime population
- 40,598Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every California market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in California for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in California (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Sonora area marked.
Top small-town markets in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Red Bluff, CA | 72 | 68 | 27.4 | $331K | −1.7% | #37 of 538 |
| 2Susanville, CA | 63 | 24 | 26.0 | $348K | −13.1% | #104 of 538 |
| 3Sonora, CA | 61 | 86 | 37.9 | $264K | −4.0% | #136 of 538 |
| 4Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 58 | 191 | 44.6 | $244K | −0.4% | #166 of 538 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 58 | 102 | 46.9 | $233K | +0.9% | #169 of 538 |
| 5Clearlake, CA | 57 | 104 | 38.6 | $234K | −0.6% | #189 of 538 |
| 6Bishop, CA | 55 | 30 | 37.3 | $261K | −4.4% | #209 of 538 |
| 7Ukiah, CA | 50 | 138 | 39.6 | $238K | −3.5% | #273 of 538 |
| 8Eureka-Arcata, CA | 49 | 216 | 39.3 | $230K | −3.4% | #285 of 538 |
| 9Crescent City, CA | 47 | 35 | 36.8 | $250K | −4.4% | #308 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sonora area
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 spas61
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care40
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 the Sonora, CA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 86 salons, barbers and spas in the Sonora area. 10 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 235 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sonora, CA area spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.7M a year, or $1,002 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 86 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $264K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 22,690 households in the Sonora area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sonora, CA area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Sonora area has 37.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $264K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Sonora area would have about 107, against 86 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,269 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Sonora, CA area growing?
Population estimates put the Sonora area at 53,160 people in 2025, down 4.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 22,690 households. The median household income in the Sonora area is $77,404 a year, 4% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Sonora area scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #136 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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