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Salons, barbers and spas in Clay County, FL

How Clay County, FL 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 #1,583 of 2,385 scored counties
#28 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
401
76 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
124
+19.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$79.8M
On personal care products and services · $953 a household
Spending per listing
$199K
6% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
47.9
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
239,593
+9.4% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Clay County comes to about $79.8M a year: $953 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That works out to $199K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 401 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Clay County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 47.9 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 124 businesses with payroll in Clay County classed as personal care services, up 19.2% from 2019. That is one for every 675 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 901 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $808K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Clay County.

Population estimates put the population change in Clay County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Clay County is 43 (lower middle), #1,583 of 2,385 scored counties and #28 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Clay 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 Clay County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureClay CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households47.960.647.2
Spending per listing$199K$150K$213K
Households per official establishment675662804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.2%+24.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.4%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$953$911$1,005
Median household income$87,820$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4327

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
104 → 124+19.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
383
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.6M
One-person businesses, 2023
901Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40176 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
375The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$808K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
239,593+9.4% since 2020
Households
83,707
Median age
41.3
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
376
Median household income
$87,820+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,935
Median home value
$312,500
Jobs located here
60,502
Daytime population
185,545Residents 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 Clay 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
28Clay County, FL4340147.9$199K+9.4%#1,583 of 2,385

Other business types in Clay County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 401 salons, barbers and spas in Clay County. 76 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 124 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 19.2% from 2019. Official counts list 901 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $79.8M a year, or $953 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 401 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $199K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 83,707 households in Clay County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Clay County has 47.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $199K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Clay County would have about 375, against 401 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 675 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Clay County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Clay County at 239,593 people in 2025, up 9.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 83,707 households. The median household income in Clay County is $87,820 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Clay County scores 43 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,583 of 2,385 scored counties.

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