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Salons, barbers and spas in Fannin County, GA

The salons, barbers and spas in Fannin County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,826 of 2,385 scored counties
#77 of 121 scored counties in Georgia

Listings
52
7 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.7M
On personal care products and services · $820 a household
Spending per listing
$187K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
43.7
7% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,111
+2.6% 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

The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Fannin County is 38 (lower middle), #1,826 of 2,385 scored counties and #77 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Fannin County spend about $9.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $820 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. Spread across 52 salons, barbers and spas, that is $187K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Fannin County has 52 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 43.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fannin County was 8 in 2023. That is one for every 1,486 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $45K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Fannin County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Fannin County grew 2.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Fannin 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 Fannin County, GA compared with Georgia and the U.S.
MeasureFannin CountyGeorgiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households43.757.847.2
Spending per listing$187K$160K$213K
Households per official establishment1,486853804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+24.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.6%+5.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$820$926$1,005
Median household income$57,073$77,353$80,734
Groundwork market score3831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8
Employees, 2023
66
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
105Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
527 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The 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 Fannin 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 Fannin County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,111+2.6% since 2020
Households
11,890
Median age
51.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
387 sq. mi.
People per square mile
66
Median household income
$57,073+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,264
Median home value
$306,600
Jobs located here
7,057
Daytime population
24,230Residents 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 Fannin 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
77Fannin County, GA385243.7$187K+2.6%#1,826 of 2,385

Other business types in Fannin County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 salons, barbers and spas in Fannin County. 7 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 105 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $9.7M a year, or $820 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $187K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,890 households in Fannin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fannin County has 43.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $187K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fannin County would have about 46, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,486 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Fannin County, GA growing?

Population estimates put Fannin County at 26,111 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,890 households. The median household income in Fannin County is $57,073 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.9% 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. Fannin County scores 38 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,826 of 2,385 scored counties.

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