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Salons, barbers and spas in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 31 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #361 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana
- Listings
- 636
- 106 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 155
- +34.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.7M
- On personal care products and services · $949 a household
- Spending per listing
- $157K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 60.5
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 279,108
- +5.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 31 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #361 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 10 scored metro areas based in Louisiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 636 salons, barbers and spas in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. Of those, 106 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 60.5 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $949 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area spend about $99.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $157K per business, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area in 2023, up 34.8% from 2019. That is one for every 678 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area. Population estimates put the population change in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +5.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 60.5 | 49.9 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $157K | $166K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 678 | 1,135 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.8% | +15.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.3% | −0.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $949 | $826 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,202 | $60,756 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 31 | 21 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 155+34.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 708
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,288Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 636106 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 469The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 279,108+5.3% since 2020
- Households
- 105,082
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 845 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 322
- Median household income
- $81,202
- Average household income
- $109,896
- Median home value
- $284,000
- Jobs located here
- 97,233
- Daytime population
- 260,408Residents 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington 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 spas31
- Hair salons34
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care34
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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 636 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 106 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 155 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 34.8% from 2019. Another 1,288 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $99.7M a year, or $949 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 636 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $157K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 105,082 households in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area has 60.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $157K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area would have about 469, against 636 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 678 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area at 279,108 people in 2025, up 5.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 105,082 households. Median household income in the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area is $81,202, in line with 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores 31 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #361 of 387 scored metro areas.
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