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Salons, barbers and spas in Lake County, FL

The salons, barbers and spas in Lake County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,293 of 2,385 scored counties
#19 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
678
100 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
159
+30.3% since 2019
Household spending a year
$145.4M
On personal care products and services · $884 a household
Spending per listing
$215K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.2
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
456,068
+18.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 678 salons, barbers and spas in Lake County. 100 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 41.2 for every 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Lake County spend about $145.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $884 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $215K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lake County was 159 in 2023, up 30.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,035 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 1,913 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $275K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lake County.

Population estimates show Lake County grew 18.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,293 of 2,385 scored counties and #19 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Lake 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 Lake County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.260.647.2
Spending per listing$215K$150K$213K
Households per official establishment1,035662804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+30.3%+24.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+18.1%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$884$911$1,005
Median household income$73,161$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score4827

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
122 → 159+30.3% over the period
Employees, 2023
795
Annual payroll, 2023
$21.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,913Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
678100 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
684The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$275K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
456,068+18.1% since 2020
Households
164,497
Median age
47.1
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
954 sq. mi.
People per square mile
433
Median household income
$73,161+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$94,160
Median home value
$318,400
Jobs located here
120,029
Daytime population
357,515Residents 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 Lake 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
19Lake County, FL4867841.2$215K+18.1%#1,293 of 2,385

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

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

There are 678 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 100 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 159 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 30.3% from 2019. Official counts list 1,913 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $145.4M a year, or $884 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 678 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,497 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lake County has 41.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $215K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lake County would have about 684, against 678 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,035 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 456,068 people in 2025, up 18.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,497 households. Median household income in Lake County is $73,161, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Lake County scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,293 of 2,385 scored counties.

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