Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County, FL
How Monroe 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 22 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,280 of 2,385 scored counties
#61 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 233
- 20 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +44.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $34.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,003 a household
- Spending per listing
- $148K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.7
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,406
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County is 22 (low), #2,280 of 2,385 scored counties and #61 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 233 salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County. Chain locations make up 9% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 67.7 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Monroe County comes to about $34.5M a year: $1,003 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 233 salons, barbers and spas, that is $148K per business, 30% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Monroe County in 2023, up 44.7% from 2019. That is one for every 626 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $405K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Monroe County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.7 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $148K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 626 | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +44.7% | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,003 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,738 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 22 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 38 → 55+44.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 461Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23320 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 162The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $405K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,406−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 34,405
- Median age
- 48.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 983 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $87,738+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,520
- Median home value
- $780,600
- Jobs located here
- 41,028
- Daytime population
- 79,622Residents 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 |
| 61Monroe County, FL | 22 | 233 | 67.7 | $148K | −2.9% | #2,280 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 spas22
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons29
- Spas and skin care21
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 Monroe County, FL?
There are 233 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Monroe County as of September 2026. 20 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 44.7% from 2019. Another 461 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monroe County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $34.5M a year, or $1,003 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 233 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $148K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,405 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Monroe County has 67.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $148K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Monroe County would have about 162, against 233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 626 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 44.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 80,406 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 34,405 households. Median household income in Monroe County is $87,738, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Monroe County scores 22 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,280 of 2,385 scored counties.
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