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Salons, barbers and spas in Martin County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Martin County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,118 of 2,385 scored counties
#55 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
481
62 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
144
+22.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$65.7M
On personal care products and services · $969 a household
Spending per listing
$137K
36% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
70.9
50% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
166,272
+4.8% 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

Martin County scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,118 of 2,385 scored counties and #55 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 481 salons, barbers and spas in Martin County. Of those, 62 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 70.9 per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $969 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Martin County spend about $65.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $137K per business, 36% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Martin County in 2023, up 22.0% from 2019. That is one for every 471 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $130K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Martin County. Population estimates show Martin County grew 4.8% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Martin 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 Martin County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureMartin CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households70.960.647.2
Spending per listing$137K$150K$213K
Households per official establishment471662804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+22.0%+24.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.8%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$969$911$1,005
Median household income$82,943$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3127

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
118 → 144+22.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
514
Annual payroll, 2023
$15M
One-person businesses, 2023
722Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
48162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
309The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$130K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
166,272+4.8% since 2020
Households
67,801
Median age
51.3
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
544 sq. mi.
People per square mile
298
Median household income
$82,943+35.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$123,323
Median home value
$432,200
Jobs located here
78,861
Daytime population
172,767Residents 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 Martin 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
55Martin County, FL3148170.9$137K+4.8%#2,118 of 2,385

Other business types in Martin County

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

Questions

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

Martin County has 481 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 62 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 22.0% from 2019. Official counts list 722 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $65.7M a year, or $969 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 481 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $137K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,801 households in Martin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Martin County has 70.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 50% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $137K, 36% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Martin County would have about 309, against 481 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 471 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Martin County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Martin County at 166,272 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,801 households. Median household income in Martin County is $82,943, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.7%, 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. Martin County scores 31 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,118 of 2,385 scored counties.

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