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Salons, barbers and spas in Santa Rosa County, FL

How Santa Rosa 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #861 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
308
44 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
69
+23.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$71.3M
On personal care products and services · $982 a household
Spending per listing
$232K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
211,115
+11.7% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 308 salons, barbers and spas in Santa Rosa County. 44 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Santa Rosa County spend about $71.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $982 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. Spread across 308 salons, barbers and spas, that is $232K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Santa Rosa County was 69 in 2023, up 23.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,052 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 723 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $119K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Santa Rosa County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Santa Rosa County grew 11.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Santa Rosa County is 56 (upper middle), #861 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSanta Rosa CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.460.647.2
Spending per listing$232K$150K$213K
Households per official establishment1,052662804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.2%+24.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+11.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$982$911$1,005
Median household income$91,922$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
56 → 69+23.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
281
Annual payroll, 2023
$7.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
723Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
30844 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
335The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$119K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
211,115+11.7% since 2020
Households
72,605
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,012 sq. mi.
People per square mile
196
Median household income
$91,922+35.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$114,225
Median home value
$329,800
Jobs located here
45,310
Daytime population
165,759Residents 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 Santa Rosa 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

Other business types in Santa Rosa County

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

Questions

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

Santa Rosa County has 308 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 44 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 69 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 23.2% from 2019. Another 723 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $71.3M a year, or $982 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 308 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $232K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,605 households in Santa Rosa County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Santa Rosa County has 42.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $232K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Santa Rosa County would have about 335, against 308 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,052 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Santa Rosa County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Santa Rosa County at 211,115 people in 2025, up 11.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,605 households. Median household income in Santa Rosa County is $91,922, 14% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.3%, 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. Santa Rosa County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #861 of 2,385 scored counties.

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