Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Louisiana
Salons, barbers and spas in the Lafayette, LA metro area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Lafayette, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #357 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 907
- 157 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 144
- +9.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $135.7M
- On personal care products and services · $825 a household
- Spending per listing
- $150K
- 30% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 423,758
- +3.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Lafayette metro area is 32 (lower middle), #357 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
Households in the Lafayette metro area spend about $135.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $825 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $150K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 907 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Lafayette metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 157 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 55.2 for every 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Lafayette metro area was 144 in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,142 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Lafayette metro area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lafayette metro area grew 3.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Lafayette metro area compares
The same measures for Louisiana 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 | Lafayette metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.2 | 49.9 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $150K | $166K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,142 | 1,135 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.9% | +15.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.8% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $825 | $826 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,892 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 144+9.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 609
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,724Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 907157 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 638The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Lafayette 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 Lafayette metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 423,758+3.8% since 2020
- Households
- 164,378
- Median age
- 38.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 2,834 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $60,892
- Average household income
- $88,260
- Median home value
- $214,400
- Jobs located here
- 177,096
- Daytime population
- 415,749Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Louisiana
| 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 |
Other business types in the Lafayette 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 spas32
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops26
- Nail salons34
- Spas and skin care35
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 Lafayette, LA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 907 salons, barbers and spas in the Lafayette metro area. 157 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 144 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 9.9% from 2019. Official counts list 2,724 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lafayette, LA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $135.7M a year, or $825 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 907 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $150K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 164,378 households in the Lafayette metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lafayette, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Lafayette metro area has 55.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $150K, 30% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Lafayette metro area would have about 638, against 907 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,142 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Lafayette, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Lafayette metro area at 423,758 people in 2025, up 3.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 164,378 households. The median household income in the Lafayette metro area is $60,892 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Lafayette metro area scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #357 of 387 scored metro areas.
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