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Salons, barbers and spas in St. Johns County, FL

The salons, barbers and spas in St. Johns County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #909 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 64 scored counties in Florida

Listings
540
98 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
215
+28.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$128.9M
On personal care products and services · $1,113 a household
Spending per listing
$239K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
46.6
In line with the U.S.
Population, 2025
346,328
+25.0% 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

At $1,113 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in St. Johns County spend about $128.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $239K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

St. Johns County has 540 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 98 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 215 businesses with payroll in St. Johns County classed as personal care services, up 28.0% from 2019. That is one for every 539 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,001 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $4.8M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in St. Johns County.

Population estimates put the population change in St. Johns County from 2020 to 2025 at +25.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in St. Johns County is 55 (upper middle), #909 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 64 scored counties in Florida.

How St. Johns 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 St. Johns County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Johns CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households46.660.647.2
Spending per listing$239K$150K$213K
Households per official establishment539662804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+28.0%+24.7%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+25.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,113$911$1,005
Median household income$109,839$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score5527

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
168 → 215+28.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,063
Annual payroll, 2023
$35M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,001Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
54098 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
606The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
20
Amount
$4.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in St. Johns 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 St. Johns County

Population, 2025 estimate
346,328+25.0% since 2020
Households
115,794
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
601 sq. mi.
People per square mile
511
Median household income
$109,839+33.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$148,427
Median home value
$489,200
Jobs located here
95,238
Daytime population
271,916Residents 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 St. Johns 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
12St. Johns County, FL5554046.6$239K+25.0%#909 of 2,385

Other business types in St. Johns County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in St. Johns County, FL?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 540 salons, barbers and spas in St. Johns County. 98 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,001 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in St. Johns County, FL spend on personal care products and services?

About $128.9M a year, or $1,113 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 540 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $239K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 115,794 households in St. Johns County and national spending patterns by income.

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

St. Johns County has 46.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $239K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, St. Johns County would have about 606, against 540 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 539 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is St. Johns County, FL growing?

Population estimates put St. Johns County at 346,328 people in 2025, up 25.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 115,794 households. The median household income in St. Johns County is $109,839 a year, 36% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.5% 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. St. Johns County scores 55 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #909 of 2,385 scored counties.

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