Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in Bartow County, GA
The salons, barbers and spas in Bartow County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,368 of 2,385 scored counties
#55 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 189
- 25 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $37.6M
- On personal care products and services · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $199K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.3
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 120,800
- +10.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 189 salons, barbers and spas in Bartow County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.3, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Bartow County comes to about $37.6M a year: $921 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $199K of household spending for each business on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Bartow County classed as personal care services, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,020 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 608 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Bartow County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bartow County grew 10.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Bartow County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,368 of 2,385 scored counties and #55 of 121 scored counties in Georgia.
How Bartow County compares
The same measures for Georgia 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 | Bartow County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.3 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $199K | $160K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,020 | 853 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +24.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.5% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $921 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,243 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 40+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 119
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 608Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18925 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 177The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Bartow 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 Bartow County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 120,800+10.5% since 2020
- Households
- 40,819
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 459 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $82,243+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,843
- Median home value
- $289,000
- Jobs located here
- 44,974
- Daytime population
- 102,506Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Harris County, GA | 93 | 18 | 13.8 | $743K | +6.8% | #4 of 2,385 |
| 2Monroe County, GA | 85 | 30 | 28.4 | $337K | +14.1% | #38 of 2,385 |
| 3Oglethorpe County, GA | 78 | 8 | 14.8 | $589K | +10.4% | #99 of 2,385 |
| 4Long County, GA | 78 | 9 | 14.6 | $541K | +32.6% | #101 of 2,385 |
| 5Madison County, GA | 77 | 15 | 13.3 | $606K | +8.8% | #114 of 2,385 |
| 6Lee County, GA | 76 | 32 | 26.0 | $360K | +2.9% | #144 of 2,385 |
| 7Haralson County, GA | 76 | 34 | 28.9 | $300K | +10.0% | #155 of 2,385 |
| 8Walker County, GA | 75 | 52 | 19.7 | $404K | +3.7% | #168 of 2,385 |
| 9Jasper County, GA | 74 | 14 | 23.5 | $357K | +20.2% | #184 of 2,385 |
| 10Heard County, GA | 73 | 8 | 18.6 | $443K | +6.2% | #206 of 2,385 |
| 55Bartow County, GA | 47 | 189 | 46.3 | $199K | +10.5% | #1,368 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Bartow 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care44
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 Bartow County, GA?
Bartow County has 189 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. Another 608 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Bartow County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $37.6M a year, or $921 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 189 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $199K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 40,819 households in Bartow County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bartow County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Bartow County has 46.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $199K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Bartow County would have about 177, against 189 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,020 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Bartow County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Bartow County at 120,800 people in 2025, up 10.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,819 households. Median household income in Bartow County is $82,243, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 43.2%, 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. Bartow County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,368 of 2,385 scored counties.
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