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Salons, barbers and spas in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #342 of 387 scored metro areas
#15 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida

Listings
385
76 chain locations (20%)
Official establishments
100
+28.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$64.4M
On personal care products and services · $910 a household
Spending per listing
$167K
21% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
54.4
15% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
172,799
+7.7% 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

The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #342 of 387 scored metro areas and #15 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.

At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area spend about $64.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $167K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 385 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 76 are chain locations, or 20%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 54.4, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area was 100 in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro areaFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households54.460.647.2
Spending per listing$167K$150K$213K
Households per official establishment708662804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.2%+24.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.7%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$910$911$1,005
Median household income$73,491$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score3427

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
100+28.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
429
Annual payroll, 2023
$16.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
782Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
38576 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
303The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$1M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area, 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 the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
172,799+7.7% since 2020
Households
70,816
Median age
52.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
503 sq. mi.
People per square mile
332
Median household income
$73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,404
Median home value
$351,500
Jobs located here
57,126
Daytime population
157,374Residents 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 metro areas in Florida for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Florida, with the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Florida

Metro areas in Florida ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Wildwood-The Villages, FL8514220.2$443K+21.1%#1 of 387
2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL521,23942.8$196K+19.8%#175 of 387
3Ocala, FL4572243.8$183K+17.3%#252 of 387
4Gainesville, FL4462043.5$193K+5.4%#261 of 387
5Punta Gorda, FL4441045.3$190K+15.5%#262 of 387
6Homosassa Springs, FL4327338.3$206K+11.1%#271 of 387
7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL421,40947.8$182K+11.2%#281 of 387
8Sebring, FL4222748.4$157K+9.7%#284 of 387
9Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL4051258.1$151K+15.7%#301 of 387
10North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL392,08353.6$178K+13.2%#307 of 387
15Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL3438554.4$167K+7.7%#342 of 387

Other business types in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area

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Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 385 salons, barbers and spas in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area. 76 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. Official counts list 782 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $64.4M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 385 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $167K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,816 households in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area has 54.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $167K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area would have about 303, against 385 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. The median household income in the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area is $73,491 a year, 9% 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. The Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor metro area scores 34 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #342 of 387 scored metro areas.

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