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Salons, barbers and spas in Jefferson County, GA
How Jefferson 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 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,238 of 2,385 scored counties
#107 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 18
- 1 chain location (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.3M
- On personal care products and services · $746 a household
- Spending per listing
- $238K
- 12% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.3
- 34% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,011
- −4.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Jefferson County is 24 (low), #2,238 of 2,385 scored counties and #107 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 salons, barbers and spas in Jefferson County. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That is 31.3 per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Jefferson County comes to about $4.3M a year: $746 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $238K of household spending for each business on map listings, 12% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Jefferson County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Jefferson County declined 4.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Jefferson 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 | Jefferson County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.3 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $238K | $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 | −4.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $746 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $53,014 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 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
- 237Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 20The 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,011−4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,751
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 527 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $53,014+56.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,603
- Median home value
- $105,400
- Jobs located here
- 4,799
- Daytime population
- 14,334Residents 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 |
| 107Jefferson County, GA | 24 | 18 | 31.3 | $238K | −4.2% | #2,238 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Jefferson 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 spas24
- Hair salons19
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Jefferson County, GA?
There are 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Jefferson County as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Jefferson County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 237 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Jefferson County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.3M a year, or $746 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $238K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,751 households in Jefferson County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Jefferson County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Jefferson County has 31.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $238K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Jefferson County would have about 20, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Jefferson County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Jefferson County at 15,011 people in 2025, down 4.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,751 households. Median household income in Jefferson County is $53,014, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 56.2%, 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. Jefferson County scores 24 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,238 of 2,385 scored counties.
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