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Salons, barbers and spas in Brevard County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Brevard County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,878 of 2,385 scored counties
#44 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
1,450
187 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
358
+27.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$238.8M
On personal care products and services · $927 a household
Spending per listing
$165K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
56.3
19% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
663,982
+9.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Brevard County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,878 of 2,385 scored counties and #44 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,450 salons, barbers and spas in Brevard County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 56.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Brevard County spend about $238.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $927 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $165K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 358 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Brevard County in 2023, up 27.4% from 2019. That is one for every 720 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $6.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Brevard County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Brevard County grew 9.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Brevard County compares

The same measures for Florida 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Brevard County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureBrevard CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households56.360.647.2
Spending per listing$165K$150K$213K
Households per official establishment720662804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+27.4%+24.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$927$911$1,005
Median household income$78,476$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3727

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
281 → 358+27.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,280
Annual payroll, 2023
$37M
One-person businesses, 2023
3,101Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,450187 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,123The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$6.1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Brevard 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 Brevard County

Population, 2025 estimate
663,982+9.1% since 2020
Households
257,695
Median age
46.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,015 sq. mi.
People per square mile
623
Median household income
$78,476+38.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,213
Median home value
$339,600
Jobs located here
240,501
Daytime population
606,489Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Florida, with Brevard County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL8214220.2$443K+21.1%#52 of 2,385
2Jefferson County, FL79813.9$593K+11.1%#76 of 2,385
3Glades County, FL69817.8$413K+9.9%#306 of 2,385
4Union County, FL671023.2$350K+5.2%#378 of 2,385
5Gilchrist County, FL622230.8$272K+14.5%#573 of 2,385
6Wakulla County, FL624535.3$257K+12.3%#578 of 2,385
7DeSoto County, FL613628.1$258K+8.8%#622 of 2,385
8Putnam County, FL597624.2$302K+5.9%#689 of 2,385
9Gadsden County, FL583017.8$406K+2.0%#729 of 2,385
10Santa Rosa County, FL5630842.4$232K+11.7%#861 of 2,385
44Brevard County, FL371,45056.3$165K+9.1%#1,878 of 2,385

Other business types in Brevard County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Brevard County, FL?

Brevard County has 1,450 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 187 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 358 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 27.4% from 2019. Official counts list 3,101 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Brevard County, FL spend on personal care products and services?

About $238.8M a year, or $927 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,450 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $165K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 257,695 households in Brevard County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Brevard County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Brevard County has 56.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $165K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Brevard County would have about 1,123, against 1,450 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 720 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 27.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Brevard County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Brevard County at 663,982 people in 2025, up 9.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 257,695 households. Median household income in Brevard County is $78,476, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.2%, 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. Brevard County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,878 of 2,385 scored counties.

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