Beauty and personal care · County · California
Salons, barbers and spas in Stanislaus County, CA
How Stanislaus County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,574 of 2,385 scored counties
#42 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 855
- 145 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 184
- +10.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $181.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $212K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,719
- +0.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 855 salons, barbers and spas in Stanislaus County. 145 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 48.1 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $1,020 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in Stanislaus County spend about $181.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $212K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 184 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Stanislaus County in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. That is one for every 967 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,973 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Stanislaus County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Stanislaus County grew 0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Stanislaus County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,574 of 2,385 scored counties and #42 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Stanislaus 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 | Stanislaus County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.1 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $212K | $223K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 967 | 670 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.2% | +18.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.7% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,020 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,468 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 167 → 184+10.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 880
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,973Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 855145 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 853The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,719+0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 177,874
- Median age
- 35.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,496 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 370
- Median household income
- $81,468+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,867
- Median home value
- $450,100
- Jobs located here
- 196,740
- Daytime population
- 519,901Residents 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 |
| 42Stanislaus County, CA | 43 | 855 | 48.1 | $212K | +0.7% | #1,574 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Stanislaus 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 salons55
- Barbershops62
- Nail salons42
- 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 Stanislaus County, CA?
There are 855 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Stanislaus County as of September 2026. 145 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 184 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 10.2% from 2019. Another 1,973 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Stanislaus County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $181.5M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 855 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $212K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 177,874 households in Stanislaus County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stanislaus County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Stanislaus County has 48.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $212K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Stanislaus County would have about 853, against 855 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 967 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stanislaus County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Stanislaus County at 557,719 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 177,874 households. Median household income in Stanislaus County is $81,468, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Stanislaus County scores 43 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,574 of 2,385 scored counties.
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