Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in the Gainesville, FL metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Gainesville, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #261 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 620
- 92 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 128
- +8.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $119.4M
- On personal care products and services · $838 a household
- Spending per listing
- $193K
- 9% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 359,036
- +5.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Gainesville metro area spend about $119.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $838 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 620 salons, barbers and spas, that is $193K per business, 9% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Gainesville metro area has 620 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 92 are chain locations, or 15%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 43.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Gainesville metro area was 128 in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,113 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,486 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Gainesville metro area.
Population estimates show the Gainesville metro area grew 5.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Gainesville metro area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #261 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida.
How the Gainesville metro area 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 | Gainesville metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.5 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $193K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,113 | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.6% | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.4% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $838 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,468 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 128+8.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 501
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,486Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 62092 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 561The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Gainesville metro 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 Gainesville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 359,036+5.4% since 2020
- Households
- 142,499
- Median age
- 38.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,344 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 149
- Median household income
- $61,468+31.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,169
- Median home value
- $266,200
- Jobs located here
- 152,641
- Daytime population
- 368,793Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 85 | 142 | 20.2 | $443K | +21.1% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 52 | 1,239 | 42.8 | $196K | +19.8% | #175 of 387 |
| 3Ocala, FL | 45 | 722 | 43.8 | $183K | +17.3% | #252 of 387 |
| 4Gainesville, FL | 44 | 620 | 43.5 | $193K | +5.4% | #261 of 387 |
| 5Punta Gorda, FL | 44 | 410 | 45.3 | $190K | +15.5% | #262 of 387 |
| 6Homosassa Springs, FL | 43 | 273 | 38.3 | $206K | +11.1% | #271 of 387 |
| 7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 42 | 1,409 | 47.8 | $182K | +11.2% | #281 of 387 |
| 8Sebring, FL | 42 | 227 | 48.4 | $157K | +9.7% | #284 of 387 |
| 9Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 40 | 512 | 58.1 | $151K | +15.7% | #301 of 387 |
| 10North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 39 | 2,083 | 53.6 | $178K | +13.2% | #307 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gainesville metro 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 spas44
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care44
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 Gainesville, FL metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 620 salons, barbers and spas in the Gainesville metro area. 92 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 128 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,486 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gainesville, FL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $119.4M a year, or $838 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 620 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $193K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 142,499 households in the Gainesville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gainesville, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Gainesville metro area has 43.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $193K, 9% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Gainesville metro area would have about 561, against 620 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,113 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Gainesville, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gainesville metro area at 359,036 people in 2025, up 5.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 142,499 households. The median household income in the Gainesville metro area is $61,468 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.2% 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. The Gainesville metro area scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #261 of 387 scored metro areas.
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