Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in McIntosh County, GA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in McIntosh County, GA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #617 of 2,385 scored counties
#27 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $4M
- On personal care products and services · $785 a household
- Spending per listing
- $284K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.6
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,989
- +9.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in McIntosh County spend about $4M a year on personal care products and services, or $785 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That is about $284K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
McIntosh County has 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That is 27.6 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in McIntosh County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 1,689 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 46 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show McIntosh County grew 9.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). McIntosh County scores 61 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #617 of 2,385 scored counties and #27 of 121 scored counties in Georgia.
How McIntosh 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 | McIntosh County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.6 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $284K | $160K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,689 | 853 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $785 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,273 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 2
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $95K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 46Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 19The 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,989+9.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,067
- Median age
- 49.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $50,273+1.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,739
- Median home value
- $182,700
- Jobs located here
- 1,922
- Daytime population
- 8,515Residents 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 |
| 27McIntosh County, GA | 61 | 14 | 27.6 | $284K | +9.2% | #617 of 2,385 |
Other business types in McIntosh 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 spas61
- Hair salons71
- 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 McIntosh County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 salons, barbers and spas in McIntosh County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 46 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McIntosh County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $4M 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 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $284K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,067 households in McIntosh County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McIntosh County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
McIntosh County has 27.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $284K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, McIntosh County would have about 19, against 14 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,689 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is McIntosh County, GA growing?
Population estimates put McIntosh County at 11,989 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,067 households. The median household income in McIntosh County is $50,273 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 1.6% 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. McIntosh County scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #617 of 2,385 scored counties.
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