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Salons, barbers and spas in Bibb County, GA

How Bibb County, GA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 20 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,306 of 2,385 scored counties
#114 of 121 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
335
56 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
60
+39.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$46.3M
On personal care products and services · $773 a household
Spending per listing
$138K
35% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
55.9
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
157,556
+0.3% 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

For salons, barbers and spas, Bibb County has a Groundwork market score of 20 (low): #2,306 of 2,385 scored counties and #114 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Bibb County comes to about $46.3M a year: $773 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $138K per business, 35% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Bibb County has 335 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.9, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 60 businesses with payroll in Bibb County classed as personal care services, up 39.5% from 2019. That is one for every 999 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $833K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Bibb County. Population estimates show Bibb County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Bibb 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Bibb County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureBibb CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households55.957.847.2
Spending per listing$138K$160K$213K
Households per official establishment999853804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+39.5%+24.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$773$926$1,005
Median household income$51,234$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score2031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
43 → 60+39.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
234
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
2,256Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
33556 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
218The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$833K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Bibb 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 Bibb County

Population, 2025 estimate
157,556+0.3% since 2020
Households
59,921
Median age
38.2
Homes lived in by their owners
51%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
249 sq. mi.
People per square mile
628
Median household income
$51,234+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,238
Median home value
$174,500
Jobs located here
79,869
Daytime population
177,412Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Georgia

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The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Bibb County marked.

Top counties in Georgia

Counties in Georgia ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Harris County, GA931813.8$743K+6.8%#4 of 2,385
2Monroe County, GA853028.4$337K+14.1%#38 of 2,385
3Oglethorpe County, GA78814.8$589K+10.4%#99 of 2,385
4Long County, GA78914.6$541K+32.6%#101 of 2,385
5Madison County, GA771513.3$606K+8.8%#114 of 2,385
6Lee County, GA763226.0$360K+2.9%#144 of 2,385
7Haralson County, GA763428.9$300K+10.0%#155 of 2,385
8Walker County, GA755219.7$404K+3.7%#168 of 2,385
9Jasper County, GA741423.5$357K+20.2%#184 of 2,385
10Heard County, GA73818.6$443K+6.2%#206 of 2,385
114Bibb County, GA2033555.9$138K+0.3%#2,306 of 2,385

Other business types in Bibb County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Bibb County, GA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 335 salons, barbers and spas in Bibb County. 56 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 60 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 39.5% from 2019. Official counts list 2,256 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bibb County, GA spend on personal care products and services?

About $46.3M a year, or $773 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 335 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $138K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 59,921 households in Bibb County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bibb County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Bibb County has 55.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $138K, 35% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Bibb County would have about 218, against 335 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 999 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 39.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Bibb County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Bibb County at 157,556 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 59,921 households. The median household income in Bibb County is $51,234 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.0% 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. Bibb County scores 20 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,306 of 2,385 scored counties.

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