Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in McDuffie County, GA
The salons, barbers and spas in McDuffie County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,161 of 2,385 scored counties
#99 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 40
- 8 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On personal care products and services · $787 a household
- Spending per listing
- $160K
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.1
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,640
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in McDuffie County is 29 (lower middle), #2,161 of 2,385 scored counties and #99 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 40 salons, barbers and spas in McDuffie County. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 49.1 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in McDuffie County comes to about $6.4M a year: $787 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Spread across 40 salons, barbers and spas, that is $160K per business, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in McDuffie County was 5 in 2023. That is one for every 1,630 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in McDuffie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of McDuffie County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How McDuffie 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 | McDuffie County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.1 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $160K | $160K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,630 | 853 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $787 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,733 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 29 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 16
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $334K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 369Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 408 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in McDuffie 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 McDuffie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,640+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 8,149
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 257 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $56,733+30.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,434
- Median home value
- $170,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,325
- Daytime population
- 19,902Residents 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 |
| 99McDuffie County, GA | 29 | 40 | 49.1 | $160K | +0.1% | #2,161 of 2,385 |
Other business types in McDuffie 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 spas29
- Hair salons31
- Barbershops21
- Nail salons16
- Spas and skin care29
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 McDuffie County, GA?
There are 40 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in McDuffie County as of September 2026. 8 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 369 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in McDuffie County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.4M a year, or $787 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $160K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,149 households in McDuffie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McDuffie County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
McDuffie County has 49.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $160K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, McDuffie County would have about 30, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,630 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is McDuffie County, GA growing?
Population estimates put McDuffie County at 21,640 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,149 households. Median household income in McDuffie County is $56,733, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.5%, 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. McDuffie County scores 29 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,161 of 2,385 scored counties.
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