Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in Seminole County, FL
The salons, barbers and spas in Seminole County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,087 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 1,437
- 175 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 346
- +17.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $183.2M
- On personal care products and services · $978 a household
- Spending per listing
- $127K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 76.7
- 63% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 491,884
- +4.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Seminole County is 32 (lower middle), #2,087 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,437 salons, barbers and spas in Seminole County. Of those, 175 are chain locations, or 12%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 76.7 per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Seminole County spend about $183.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $978 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,437 salons, barbers and spas, that is $127K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 346 businesses with payroll in Seminole County classed as personal care services, up 17.3% from 2019. That is one for every 541 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $5.9M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Seminole County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Seminole County grew 4.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Seminole 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 | Seminole County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 76.7 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $127K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 541 | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.3% | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.3% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $978 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,761 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 295 → 346+17.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,377
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,875Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,437175 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 861The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $5.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Seminole 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 Seminole County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 491,884+4.3% since 2020
- Households
- 187,248
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 309 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,556
- Median household income
- $85,761+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,520
- Median home value
- $386,900
- Jobs located here
- 227,139
- Daytime population
- 473,582Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Florida, with Seminole County marked.
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 |
| 54Seminole County, FL | 32 | 1,437 | 76.7 | $127K | +4.3% | #2,087 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Seminole 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 spas32
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons39
- Spas and skin care31
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 Seminole County, FL?
Seminole County has 1,437 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 175 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 346 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 17.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,875 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seminole County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $183.2M a year, or $978 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,437 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $127K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 187,248 households in Seminole County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seminole County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Seminole County has 76.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 63% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $127K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Seminole County would have about 861, against 1,437 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 541 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Seminole County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Seminole County at 491,884 people in 2025, up 4.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 187,248 households. Median household income in Seminole County is $85,761, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Seminole County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,087 of 2,385 scored counties.
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