Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in Pinellas County, FL
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Pinellas County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 19 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,314 of 2,385 scored counties
#62 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 2,773
- 361 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 702
- +18.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $387.8M
- On personal care products and services · $905 a household
- Spending per listing
- $140K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 64.7
- 37% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 948,563
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Pinellas County has a Groundwork market score of 19 (low): #2,314 of 2,385 scored counties and #62 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Pinellas County comes to about $387.8M a year: $905 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2,773 salons, barbers and spas, that is $140K per business, 34% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 2,773 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Pinellas County as of September 2026. 361 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 64.7 for every 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 702 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Pinellas County in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. That is one for every 610 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $13M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Pinellas County. Population estimates put the population change in Pinellas County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Pinellas 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 | Pinellas County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 64.7 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $140K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 610 | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.0% | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $905 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,646 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 19 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 595 → 702+18.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,714
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $87.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5,521Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,773361 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,823The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 40
- Amount
- $13M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Pinellas 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 Pinellas County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 948,563−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 428,473
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 274 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,518
- Median household income
- $72,646+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,876
- Median home value
- $355,100
- Jobs located here
- 491,465
- Daytime population
- 1,008,495Residents 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 |
| 62Pinellas County, FL | 19 | 2,773 | 64.7 | $140K | −1.2% | #2,314 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Pinellas 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 spas19
- Hair salons21
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care20
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 Pinellas County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 2,773 salons, barbers and spas in Pinellas County. 361 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 702 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 18.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 5,521 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pinellas County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $387.8M a year, or $905 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,773 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $140K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 428,473 households in Pinellas County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pinellas County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Pinellas County has 64.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 37% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $140K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pinellas County would have about 1,823, against 2,773 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 610 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pinellas County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Pinellas County at 948,563 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 428,473 households. The median household income in Pinellas County is $72,646 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.3% 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. Pinellas County scores 19 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,314 of 2,385 scored counties.
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