Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Salons, barbers and spas in Union County, FL
The salons, barbers and spas in Union County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #378 of 2,385 scored counties
#4 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 10
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.5M
- On personal care products and services · $811 a household
- Spending per listing
- $350K
- 65% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.2
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,250
- +5.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Union County spend about $3.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $811 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. Spread across 10 salons, barbers and spas, that is $350K per business, 65% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 23.2 for every 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Union County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Union County from 2020 to 2025 at +5.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Union County is 67 (upper middle), #378 of 2,385 scored counties and #4 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Union 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 | Union County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.2 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $350K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.2% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $811 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,146 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 37Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 100 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 17The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,250+5.2% since 2020
- Households
- 4,316
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 244 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 64
- Median household income
- $64,146+44.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,348
- Median home value
- $169,500
- Jobs located here
- 3,056
- Daytime population
- 12,718Residents 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 |
Other business types in Union 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 spas67
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Union County, FL?
As of September 2026, map listings count 10 salons, barbers and spas in Union County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Union County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 37 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.5M a year, or $811 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $350K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,316 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Union County has 23.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $350K, 65% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Union County would have about 17, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Union County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 16,250 people in 2025, up 5.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,316 households. The median household income in Union County is $64,146 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 44.9% 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. Union County scores 67 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #378 of 2,385 scored counties.
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