Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Georgia
Salons, barbers and spas in the Valdosta, GA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Valdosta, GA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 387 scored metro areas
#12 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia
- Listings
- 259
- 33 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- +28.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44M
- On personal care products and services · $775 a household
- Spending per listing
- $170K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 153,276
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Valdosta metro area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #351 of 387 scored metro areas and #12 of 14 scored metro areas based in Georgia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $775 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in the Valdosta metro area spend about $44M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 259 salons, barbers and spas, that is $170K per business, 20% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Valdosta metro area has 259 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 33 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 45.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Valdosta metro area was 50 in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,136 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 the Valdosta metro area. Population estimates show the Valdosta metro area grew 3.3% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Valdosta metro area 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 | Valdosta metro area | Georgia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.6 | 57.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $170K | $160K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,136 | 853 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.2% | +24.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $775 | $926 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,085 | $77,353 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 50+28.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 178
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,082Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25933 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 207The 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 the Valdosta metro area, 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 the Valdosta metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 153,276+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 56,786
- Median age
- 35.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,607 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $57,085+37.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,159
- Median home value
- $201,300
- Jobs located here
- 52,940
- Daytime population
- 150,077Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Georgia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Georgia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Georgia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Valdosta metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Georgia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dalton, GA | 51 | 219 | 42.1 | $197K | +3.5% | #188 of 387 |
| 2Hinesville, GA | 50 | 130 | 43.1 | $183K | +12.6% | #199 of 387 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 50 | 1,129 | 48.8 | $182K | +5.3% | #200 of 387 |
| 3Warner Robins, GA | 46 | 414 | 55.6 | $162K | +8.2% | #244 of 387 |
| 4Gainesville, GA | 44 | 334 | 45.4 | $208K | +11.4% | #257 of 387 |
| 5Rome, GA | 42 | 168 | 45.6 | $184K | +2.8% | #279 of 387 |
| 6Athens-Clarke County, GA | 41 | 350 | 40.6 | $211K | +3.9% | #287 of 387 |
| 7Macon-Bibb County, GA | 39 | 393 | 44.4 | $183K | +2.1% | #306 of 387 |
| 8Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 39 | 1,217 | 52.5 | $165K | +4.7% | #309 of 387 |
| 9Brunswick-St. Simons, GA | 36 | 225 | 47.7 | $179K | +4.4% | #328 of 387 |
| 12Valdosta, GA | 33 | 259 | 45.6 | $170K | +3.3% | #351 of 387 |
Other business types in the Valdosta metro area
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 spas33
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops16
- Nail salons43
- Spas and skin care30
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 the Valdosta, GA metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 259 salons, barbers and spas in the Valdosta metro area. 33 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 1,082 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Valdosta, GA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $44M 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 259 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $170K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 56,786 households in the Valdosta metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Valdosta, GA metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Valdosta metro area has 45.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $170K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Valdosta metro area would have about 207, against 259 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,136 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 the Valdosta, GA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Valdosta metro area at 153,276 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 56,786 households. The median household income in the Valdosta metro area is $57,085 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 37.1% 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. The Valdosta metro area scores 33 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #351 of 387 scored metro areas.
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