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Salons, barbers and spas in Louisiana

Markets across Louisiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 9,000; 1,395 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments: 1,590; +15.5% since 2019
Household spending a year: $1.5B; On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households: 49.9; 6% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $166K; 22% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #51 of 51; Market score 21 · Low

A site report maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 9,000 salons, barbers and spas in Louisiana. 1,395 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 49.9 per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Louisiana spend about $1.5B a year on personal care products and services, or $826 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $166K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 1,590 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Louisiana in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,135 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 14.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 75 SBA-backed loans worth $16.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #51 for salons, barbers and spas, with a Groundwork market score of 21 (low). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Hammond metro area scores highest (46). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest (57).

Every market in Louisiana for salons, barbers and spas

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Hammond, LA	46	233	44.8	$177K	+5.8%	#242 of 387
2Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	43	312	39.1	$212K	−3.5%	#269 of 387
3Lake Charles, LA	35	429	46.6	$184K	−3.8%	#332 of 387
4Lafayette, LA	32	907	55.2	$150K	+3.8%	#357 of 387
5Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	31	636	60.5	$157K	+5.3%	#361 of 387
6Monroe, LA	28	401	46.1	$166K	−1.9%	#370 of 387
7Alexandria, LA	26	252	44.7	$179K	−2.5%	#377 of 387
8Baton Rouge, LA	24	1,834	55.1	$160K	+2.1%	#381 of 387
9Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	21	832	53.0	$150K	−2.3%	#384 of 387
10New Orleans-Metairie, LA	16	2,163	54.3	$156K	−3.4%	#386 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA	57	52	37.8	$224K	+0.2%	#191 of 538
2Bogalusa, LA	54	48	27.1	$262K	−0.9%	#220 of 538
Natchez, MS-LA	47	60	28.9	$241K	−0.9%	#310 of 538
3Opelousas, LA	35	122	37.9	$185K	−1.9%	#445 of 538
4New Iberia, LA	34	115	42.9	$180K	−4.6%	#454 of 538
5Ruston, LA	23	95	51.4	$139K	+0.1%	#514 of 538
6Morgan City, LA	22	80	43.3	$173K	−5.3%	#518 of 538
7Natchitoches, LA	19	61	42.0	$175K	−3.5%	#525 of 538
8Minden, LA	10	53	37.0	$186K	−5.2%	#535 of 538

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1De Soto Parish, LA	66	23	21.9	$348K	+2.0%	#412 of 2,385
2East Feliciana Parish, LA	60	11	17.2	$515K	−2.8%	#629 of 2,385
3Grant Parish, LA	60	12	16.1	$509K	−0.3%	#630 of 2,385
4St. Martin Parish, LA	60	49	25.0	$315K	−1.0%	#640 of 2,385
5St. James Parish, LA	59	16	21.2	$416K	−5.9%	#673 of 2,385
6St. Charles Parish, LA	53	58	31.2	$301K	−3.7%	#973 of 2,385
7Livingston Parish, LA	53	202	37.7	$237K	+8.5%	#1,008 of 2,385
8West Feliciana Parish, LA	52	13	32.3	$283K	−0.7%	#1,039 of 2,385
9Jackson Parish, LA	52	14	25.1	$281K	+5.6%	#1,040 of 2,385
10Lafourche Parish, LA	52	120	31.8	$262K	−2.0%	#1,048 of 2,385
11West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	51	41	37.4	$245K	+5.5%	#1,111 of 2,385
12Beauregard Parish, LA	51	52	37.8	$224K	+0.2%	#1,123 of 2,385
13Iberville Parish, LA	50	32	28.3	$281K	−1.6%	#1,160 of 2,385
14Washington Parish, LA	50	48	27.1	$262K	−0.9%	#1,170 of 2,385
15Plaquemines Parish, LA	49	25	30.4	$307K	−5.3%	#1,201 of 2,385
16Sabine Parish, LA	48	24	27.3	$276K	−1.2%	#1,258 of 2,385
17Ascension Parish, LA	47	228	47.8	$209K	+6.4%	#1,359 of 2,385
18Assumption Parish, LA	46	18	20.4	$380K	−5.9%	#1,376 of 2,385
19LaSalle Parish, LA	45	17	33.7	$245K	+2.2%	#1,454 of 2,385
20Bienville Parish, LA	44	8	14.4	$449K	−5.0%	#1,499 of 2,385
21St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	44	53	35.0	$233K	−5.9%	#1,521 of 2,385
22Evangeline Parish, LA	42	39	31.0	$224K	−1.0%	#1,626 of 2,385
23Vermilion Parish, LA	42	77	35.3	$221K	+1.3%	#1,628 of 2,385
24Tangipahoa Parish, LA	42	233	44.8	$177K	+5.8%	#1,649 of 2,385
25Acadia Parish, LA	40	72	32.6	$221K	−0.8%	#1,724 of 2,385

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Winn Parish, LA	40	17	35.5	$209K	+9.1%	#1,730 of 2,385
27Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	39	44	36.5	$218K	−2.4%	#1,776 of 2,385
28Allen Parish, LA	38	27	34.4	$205K	0.0%	#1,817 of 2,385
29Bossier Parish, LA	37	245	48.2	$179K	+2.5%	#1,873 of 2,385
30Vernon Parish, LA	35	65	35.5	$218K	−7.3%	#1,947 of 2,385
31St. Tammany Parish, LA	35	636	60.5	$157K	+5.3%	#1,972 of 2,385
32Iberia Parish, LA	34	115	42.9	$180K	−4.6%	#2,002 of 2,385
33St. Bernard Parish, LA	34	84	51.8	$155K	+4.1%	#2,014 of 2,385
34Franklin Parish, LA	33	20	26.6	$277K	−3.6%	#2,022 of 2,385
35St. Landry Parish, LA	33	122	37.9	$185K	−1.9%	#2,033 of 2,385
36Terrebonne Parish, LA	33	192	45.6	$180K	−4.8%	#2,034 of 2,385
37Lafayette Parish, LA	31	709	70.3	$123K	+6.5%	#2,119 of 2,385
38Union Parish, LA	29	23	27.0	$260K	−2.5%	#2,145 of 2,385
39Morehouse Parish, LA	28	25	25.6	$269K	−6.9%	#2,168 of 2,385
40Calcasieu Parish, LA	28	382	49.0	$177K	−3.7%	#2,182 of 2,385
41Avoyelles Parish, LA	27	56	38.8	$177K	−4.3%	#2,199 of 2,385
42Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	26	32	38.4	$221K	−5.6%	#2,209 of 2,385
43St. Mary Parish, LA	25	80	43.3	$173K	−5.3%	#2,229 of 2,385
44Lincoln Parish, LA	25	95	51.4	$139K	+0.1%	#2,233 of 2,385
45Concordia Parish, LA	24	25	36.9	$189K	−4.0%	#2,244 of 2,385
46Ouachita Parish, LA	23	326	53.0	$149K	−1.0%	#2,268 of 2,385
47Richland Parish, LA	21	27	37.3	$208K	−2.2%	#2,285 of 2,385
48Natchitoches Parish, LA	21	61	42.0	$175K	−3.5%	#2,289 of 2,385
49Rapides Parish, LA	18	240	49.0	$162K	−2.9%	#2,321 of 2,385
50Orleans Parish, LA	17	803	51.5	$160K	−5.5%	#2,330 of 2,385
51East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	17	1,255	70.8	$121K	+0.1%	#2,334 of 2,385
52Jefferson Parish, LA	16	1,124	63.5	$134K	−1.9%	#2,340 of 2,385
53Caddo Parish, LA	14	564	58.9	$129K	−5.4%	#2,350 of 2,385
54Webster Parish, LA	9	53	37.0	$186K	−5.2%	#2,372 of 2,385
55Claiborne Parish, LA	8	17	33.0	$185K	−5.3%	#2,376 of 2,385
St. Helena Parish, LA	Not scored	2	4.8	$1.4M	−1.2%
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	7	22.9	$289K	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	6	16.1	$471K	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	11	28.6	$266K	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	9	28.1	$251K	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	8	25.8	$284K	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	3	11.5	$560K	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	3	14.9	$606K	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	2	12.7	$479K	−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Louisiana?

Louisiana has 9,000 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 1,395 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 1,590 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 15.5% from 2019. Official counts list 31,623 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on personal care products and services?

About $1.5B a year, or $826 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9,000 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $166K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Louisiana has 49.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $166K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Louisiana would have about 7,009, against 9,000 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,135 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 15.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for salons, barbers and spas?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Hammond metro area scores highest, at 46 (lower middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest, at 57 (upper middle). Among 55 scored counties in Louisiana, De Soto Parish scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Louisiana scores 21 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #51 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Louisiana. It maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

Hair salons4,396 listings
Barbershops1,228 listings
Nail salons1,389 listings
Spas and skin care1,831 listings

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