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Salons, barbers and spas in Gilchrist County, FL
How Gilchrist 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #573 of 2,385 scored counties
#5 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 22
- 3 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On personal care products and services · $836 a household
- Spending per listing
- $272K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.8
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,488
- +14.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 22 salons, barbers and spas in Gilchrist County. 3 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.8, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $836 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Gilchrist County spend about $6M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 22 salons, barbers and spas, that is $272K per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Gilchrist County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Gilchrist County grew 14.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Gilchrist County has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #573 of 2,385 scored counties and #5 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Gilchrist 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 | Gilchrist County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.8 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $272K | $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 | +14.5% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $836 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,523 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 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
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 223 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,488+14.5% since 2020
- Households
- 7,151
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 86%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 350 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $63,523+45.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,884
- Median home value
- $199,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,574
- Daytime population
- 15,082Residents 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 Gilchrist 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 spas62
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care61
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 Gilchrist County, FL?
Gilchrist County has 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (14%) 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 Gilchrist County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 44 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gilchrist County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $6M a year, or $836 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $272K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,151 households in Gilchrist County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gilchrist County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Gilchrist County has 30.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $272K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Gilchrist County would have about 28, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Gilchrist County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Gilchrist County at 20,488 people in 2025, up 14.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,151 households. Median household income in Gilchrist County is $63,523, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 45.6%, 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. Gilchrist County scores 62 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #573 of 2,385 scored counties.
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