Beauty and personal care · County · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in Meriwether County, GA
The salons, barbers and spas in Meriwether County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 67 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #365 of 2,385 scored counties
#21 of 121 scored counties in Georgia
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.5M
- On personal care products and services · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $434K
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 62% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 21,516
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Meriwether County spend about $6.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $775 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. Spread across 15 salons, barbers and spas, that is $434K per business, twice the U.S. figure of $213K.
Meriwether County has 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 20% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Meriwether County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 128 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Meriwether County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Meriwether County is 67 (upper middle), #365 of 2,385 scored counties and #21 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Meriwether 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 | Meriwether County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $434K | $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 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $775 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,340 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 67 | 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
- 128Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Meriwether 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 Meriwether County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 21,516+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,391
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $57,340+54.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $72,311
- Median home value
- $168,800
- Jobs located here
- 4,267
- Daytime population
- 16,127Residents 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 |
| 21Meriwether County, GA | 67 | 15 | 17.9 | $434K | +4.4% | #365 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Meriwether 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 spas67
- Hair salons69
- 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 Meriwether County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 salons, barbers and spas in Meriwether County. 3 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Meriwether County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 128 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Meriwether County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.5M a year, or $775 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $434K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,391 households in Meriwether County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Meriwether County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Meriwether County has 17.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $434K, twice the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Meriwether County would have about 31, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Meriwether County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Meriwether County at 21,516 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,391 households. The median household income in Meriwether County is $57,340 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 54.5% 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. Meriwether County scores 67 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #365 of 2,385 scored counties.
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