Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in Lowndes County, GA
How Lowndes 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,218 of 2,385 scored counties
#101 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 247
- 32 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +28.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $36.2M
- On personal care products and services · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $147K
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.6
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 122,867
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Lowndes County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,218 of 2,385 scored counties and #101 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 247 salons, barbers and spas in Lowndes County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 53.6 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lowndes County comes to about $36.2M a year: $785 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 247 salons, barbers and spas, that is $147K per business, 31% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lowndes County in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. That is one for every 922 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lowndes County. Population estimates put the population change in Lowndes County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Lowndes 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 | Lowndes County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.6 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $147K | $160K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 922 | 853 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.2% | +24.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $785 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,541 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 39 → 50+28.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 938Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 24732 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 122,867+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 46,106
- Median age
- 33.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 497 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 241
- Median household income
- $58,541+37.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,413
- Median home value
- $215,600
- Jobs located here
- 48,448
- Daytime population
- 125,607Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Georgia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Georgia, with Lowndes County marked.
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 |
| 101Lowndes County, GA | 26 | 247 | 53.6 | $147K | +3.7% | #2,218 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lowndes 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 spas26
- Hair salons35
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons42
- Spas and skin care27
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 Lowndes County, GA?
There are 247 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Lowndes County as of September 2026. 32 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. Official counts list 938 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lowndes County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $36.2M a year, or $785 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 247 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $147K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 46,106 households in Lowndes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lowndes County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lowndes County has 53.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $147K, 31% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lowndes County would have about 170, against 247 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 922 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lowndes County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Lowndes County at 122,867 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 46,106 households. Median household income in Lowndes County is $58,541, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 37.9%, 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. Lowndes County scores 26 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,218 of 2,385 scored counties.
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