Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in Sarasota County, FL
How Sarasota 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 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,882 of 2,385 scored counties
#45 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 1,291
- 173 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 365
- +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $204.5M
- On personal care products and services · $964 a household
- Spending per listing
- $158K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.8
- 29% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 479,958
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Sarasota County has a Groundwork market score of 37 (lower middle): #1,882 of 2,385 scored counties and #45 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,291 salons, barbers and spas in Sarasota County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 60.8, 29% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $964 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Sarasota County spend about $204.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $158K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 365 businesses with payroll in Sarasota County classed as personal care services, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 581 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $14.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Sarasota County. Population estimates show Sarasota County grew 10.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Sarasota 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 | Sarasota County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.8 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $158K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 581 | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +18.5% | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $964 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $83,416 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 308 → 365+18.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,556
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,009Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,291173 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 961The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $14.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Sarasota 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 Sarasota County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 479,958+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 212,204
- Median age
- 54.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 556 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $83,416+34.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,732
- Median home value
- $411,800
- Jobs located here
- 194,397
- Daytime population
- 481,661Residents 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 |
| 45Sarasota County, FL | 37 | 1,291 | 60.8 | $158K | +10.0% | #1,882 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Sarasota 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 spas37
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care36
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 Sarasota County, FL?
There are 1,291 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Sarasota County as of September 2026. 173 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 365 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. Official counts list 2,009 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Sarasota County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $204.5M a year, or $964 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,291 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $158K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 212,204 households in Sarasota County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Sarasota County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Sarasota County has 60.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $158K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Sarasota County would have about 961, against 1,291 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 581 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Sarasota County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Sarasota County at 479,958 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 212,204 households. Median household income in Sarasota County is $83,416, 3% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.0%, 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. Sarasota County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,882 of 2,385 scored counties.
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