Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in Gadsden County, FL
The salons, barbers and spas in Gadsden County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #729 of 2,385 scored counties
#9 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 30
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.2M
- On personal care products and services · $722 a household
- Spending per listing
- $406K
- 91% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.8
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,298
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $722 per household (28% below the U.S. average), households in Gadsden County spend about $12.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 30 salons, barbers and spas, that is $406K per business, 91% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Gadsden County has 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Gadsden County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 323 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Gadsden County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Gadsden County is 58 (upper middle), #729 of 2,385 scored counties and #9 of 64 scored counties in Florida.
How Gadsden 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.
| Measure | Gadsden County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.8 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $406K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $722 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,801 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 323Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 303 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 57The 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 Gadsden 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 Gadsden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,298+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 16,872
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 516 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $48,801+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $63,879
- Median home value
- $174,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,761
- Daytime population
- 43,252Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 82 | 142 | 20.2 | $443K | +21.1% | #52 of 2,385 |
| 2Jefferson County, FL | 79 | 8 | 13.9 | $593K | +11.1% | #76 of 2,385 |
| 3Glades County, FL | 69 | 8 | 17.8 | $413K | +9.9% | #306 of 2,385 |
| 4Union County, FL | 67 | 10 | 23.2 | $350K | +5.2% | #378 of 2,385 |
| 5Gilchrist County, FL | 62 | 22 | 30.8 | $272K | +14.5% | #573 of 2,385 |
| 6Wakulla County, FL | 62 | 45 | 35.3 | $257K | +12.3% | #578 of 2,385 |
| 7DeSoto County, FL | 61 | 36 | 28.1 | $258K | +8.8% | #622 of 2,385 |
| 8Putnam County, FL | 59 | 76 | 24.2 | $302K | +5.9% | #689 of 2,385 |
| 9Gadsden County, FL | 58 | 30 | 17.8 | $406K | +2.0% | #729 of 2,385 |
| 10Santa Rosa County, FL | 56 | 308 | 42.4 | $232K | +11.7% | #861 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Gadsden 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 spas58
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Gadsden County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 salons, barbers and spas in Gadsden County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Gadsden County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 323 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gadsden County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.2M a year, or $722 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $406K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,872 households in Gadsden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gadsden County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Gadsden County has 17.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $406K, 91% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Gadsden County would have about 57, against 30 on map listings.
How fast is Gadsden County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gadsden County at 44,298 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,872 households. The median household income in Gadsden County is $48,801 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.9% 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. Gadsden County scores 58 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #729 of 2,385 scored counties.
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