Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in Early County, GA
The salons, barbers and spas in Early County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 9 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,374 of 2,385 scored counties
#120 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 3 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3M
- On personal care products and services · $737 a household
- Spending per listing
- $168K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.8
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,455
- −3.1% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Early County has a Groundwork market score of 9 (very low): #2,374 of 2,385 scored counties and #120 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 18 salons, barbers and spas in Early County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 43.8, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Early County comes to about $3M a year: $737 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 salons, barbers and spas, that is $168K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Early County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Early County declined 3.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Early 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 | Early County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.8 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $168K | $160K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 853 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $737 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,083 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 9 | 31 |
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
- 149Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 183 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Early 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 Early County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,455−3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,114
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 513 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $54,083+76.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,964
- Median home value
- $131,300
- Jobs located here
- 2,989
- Daytime population
- 9,205Residents 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 |
| 120Early County, GA | 9 | 18 | 43.8 | $168K | −3.1% | #2,374 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Early 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 spas9
- Hair salons9
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care7
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 Early County, GA?
Early County has 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) 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 Early County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 149 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Early County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $3M a year, or $737 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $168K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,114 households in Early County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Early County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Early County has 43.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $168K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Early County would have about 14, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Early County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Early County at 10,455 people in 2025, down 3.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,114 households. Median household income in Early County is $54,083, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 76.5%, 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. Early County scores 9 for salons, barbers and spas (very low), #2,374 of 2,385 scored counties.
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