Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in the Tallahassee, FL metro area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Tallahassee, FL metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #354 of 387 scored metro areas
#18 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida
- Listings
- 761
- 114 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 179
- +29.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $134.1M
- On personal care products and services · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $176K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.2
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 397,442
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Tallahassee metro area is 32 (lower middle), #354 of 387 scored metro areas and #18 of 22 scored metro areas based in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 761 salons, barbers and spas in the Tallahassee metro area. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 48.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $849 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Tallahassee metro area spend about $134.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 761 salons, barbers and spas, that is $176K per business, 17% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 179 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Tallahassee metro area in 2023, up 29.4% from 2019. That is one for every 882 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Tallahassee metro area. Population estimates show the Tallahassee metro area grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Tallahassee 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.
| Measure | Tallahassee metro area | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.2 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $176K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 882 | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +29.4% | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $849 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,261 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 179+29.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 843
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $26.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,208Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 761114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 630The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Tallahassee 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 Tallahassee metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 397,442+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 157,965
- Median age
- 37.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 58%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,389 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 164
- Median household income
- $65,261+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,224
- Median home value
- $276,000
- Jobs located here
- 196,532
- Daytime population
- 422,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Wildwood-The Villages, FL | 85 | 142 | 20.2 | $443K | +21.1% | #1 of 387 |
| 2Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 52 | 1,239 | 42.8 | $196K | +19.8% | #175 of 387 |
| 3Ocala, FL | 45 | 722 | 43.8 | $183K | +17.3% | #252 of 387 |
| 4Gainesville, FL | 44 | 620 | 43.5 | $193K | +5.4% | #261 of 387 |
| 5Punta Gorda, FL | 44 | 410 | 45.3 | $190K | +15.5% | #262 of 387 |
| 6Homosassa Springs, FL | 43 | 273 | 38.3 | $206K | +11.1% | #271 of 387 |
| 7Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | 42 | 1,409 | 47.8 | $182K | +11.2% | #281 of 387 |
| 8Sebring, FL | 42 | 227 | 48.4 | $157K | +9.7% | #284 of 387 |
| 9Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 40 | 512 | 58.1 | $151K | +15.7% | #301 of 387 |
| 10North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | 39 | 2,083 | 53.6 | $178K | +13.2% | #307 of 387 |
| 18Tallahassee, FL | 32 | 761 | 48.2 | $176K | +3.1% | #354 of 387 |
Other business types in the Tallahassee metro area
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 salons32
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care38
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 the Tallahassee, FL metro area?
The Tallahassee metro area has 761 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 114 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 179 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 29.4% from 2019. Another 2,208 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Tallahassee, FL metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $134.1M a year, or $849 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 761 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $176K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 157,965 households in the Tallahassee metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Tallahassee, FL metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Tallahassee metro area has 48.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $176K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Tallahassee metro area would have about 630, against 761 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 882 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 29.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Tallahassee, FL metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Tallahassee metro area at 397,442 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 157,965 households. Median household income in the Tallahassee metro area is $65,261, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.8%, 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 Tallahassee metro area scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #354 of 387 scored metro areas.
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