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Salons, barbers and spas in Mitchell County, GA
The salons, barbers and spas in Mitchell County, GA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,798 of 2,385 scored counties
#76 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
- $5.7M
- On personal care products and services · $735 a household
- Spending per listing
- $319K
- 50% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 51% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,467
- −5.6% since 2020
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What this means
Mitchell County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,798 of 2,385 scored counties and #76 of 121 scored counties in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Mitchell County comes to about $5.7M a year: $735 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 salons, barbers and spas, that is $319K per business, 50% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Mitchell County has 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (6%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That is 23.0 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Mitchell County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Mitchell County from 2020 to 2025 at −5.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mitchell 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 | Mitchell County | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $319K | $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 | −5.6% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $735 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,613 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 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
- 187Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 181 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,467−5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 7,813
- Median age
- 39.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 512 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $57,613+51.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,473
- Median home value
- $106,000
- Jobs located here
- 6,563
- Daytime population
- 19,221Residents 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 |
| 76Mitchell County, GA | 38 | 18 | 23.0 | $319K | −5.6% | #1,798 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Mitchell 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 spas38
- Hair salons30
- 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 Mitchell County, GA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 salons, barbers and spas in Mitchell County. 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 Mitchell County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 187 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mitchell County, GA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.7M a year, or $735 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $319K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,813 households in Mitchell County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mitchell County, GA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Mitchell County has 23.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $319K, 50% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Mitchell County would have about 27, against 18 on map listings.
How fast is Mitchell County, GA growing?
Population estimates put Mitchell County at 20,467 people in 2025, down 5.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,813 households. The median household income in Mitchell County is $57,613 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 51.1% 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. Mitchell County scores 38 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,798 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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