Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in Columbia County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Columbia County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,754 of 2,385 scored counties
#71 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 342
- 75 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 91
- +46.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,029 a household
- Spending per listing
- $166K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 62.0
- 31% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 169,189
- +7.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 342 salons, barbers and spas in Columbia County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 62.0 per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Columbia County comes to about $56.7M a year: $1,029 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $166K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Columbia County in 2023, up 46.8% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,226 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Columbia County.
Population estimates put the population change in Columbia County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,754 of 2,385 scored counties and #71 of 121 scored counties in Georgia.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 62.0 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $166K | $160K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 853 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +46.8% | +24.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.9% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,029 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $95,592 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 91+46.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 380
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,226Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 34275 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 267The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $2.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 169,189+7.9% since 2020
- Households
- 55,149
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 290 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 560
- Median household income
- $95,592+16.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,651
- Median home value
- $305,300
- Jobs located here
- 38,609
- Daytime population
- 137,846Residents 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 |
| 71Columbia County, GA | 40 | 342 | 62.0 | $166K | +7.9% | #1,754 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 spas40
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care46
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 Columbia County, GA?
Columbia County has 342 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 75 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 91 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 46.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,226 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $56.7M a year, or $1,029 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 342 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $166K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 55,149 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Columbia County has 62.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $166K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Columbia County would have about 267, against 342 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 46.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 169,189 people in 2025, up 7.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 55,149 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $95,592, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.1%, 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. Columbia County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,754 of 2,385 scored counties.
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