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Salons, barbers and spas in Washington Parish, LA

How Washington Parish, LA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,170 of 2,385 scored counties
#14 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana

Listings
48
6 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12.6M
On personal care products and services · $711 a household
Spending per listing
$262K
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.1
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
44,937
−0.9% since 2020

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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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Washington Parish comes to about $12.6M a year: $711 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. That is about $262K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 48 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Washington Parish as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 27.1 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Washington Parish in 2023. That is one for every 5,905 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 244 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Washington Parish from 2020 to 2025 at −0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Washington Parish has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,170 of 2,385 scored counties and #14 of 55 scored counties in Louisiana.

How Washington Parish 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Washington Parish, LA compared with Louisiana and the U.S.
MeasureWashington ParishLouisianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.149.947.2
Spending per listing$262K$166K$213K
Households per official establishment5,9051,135804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%−0.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$711$826$1,005
Median household income$45,380$60,756$80,734
Groundwork market score5021

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
24
Annual payroll, 2023
$492K
One-person businesses, 2023
244Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
486 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
59The 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 Washington Parish, 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 Washington Parish

Population, 2025 estimate
44,937−0.9% since 2020
Households
17,716
Median age
40.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
670 sq. mi.
People per square mile
67
Median household income
$45,380+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,215
Median home value
$155,700
Jobs located here
10,107
Daytime population
37,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Louisiana

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The highest-scoring counties in Louisiana for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Louisiana, with Washington Parish marked.

Top counties in Louisiana

Counties in Louisiana ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1De Soto Parish, LA662321.9$348K+2.0%#412 of 2,385
2East Feliciana Parish, LA601117.2$515K−2.8%#629 of 2,385
3Grant Parish, LA601216.1$509K−0.3%#630 of 2,385
4St. Martin Parish, LA604925.0$315K−1.0%#640 of 2,385
5St. James Parish, LA591621.2$416K−5.9%#673 of 2,385
6St. Charles Parish, LA535831.2$301K−3.7%#973 of 2,385
7Livingston Parish, LA5320237.7$237K+8.5%#1,008 of 2,385
8West Feliciana Parish, LA521332.3$283K−0.7%#1,039 of 2,385
9Jackson Parish, LA521425.1$281K+5.6%#1,040 of 2,385
10Lafourche Parish, LA5212031.8$262K−2.0%#1,048 of 2,385
14Washington Parish, LA504827.1$262K−0.9%#1,170 of 2,385

Other business types in Washington Parish

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Washington Parish, LA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 48 salons, barbers and spas in Washington Parish. 6 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 244 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Washington Parish, LA spend on personal care products and services?

About $12.6M a year, or $711 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 48 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $262K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,716 households in Washington Parish and national spending patterns by income.

How does Washington Parish, LA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Washington Parish has 27.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $262K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Washington Parish would have about 59, against 48 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,905 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Washington Parish, LA growing?

Population estimates put Washington Parish at 44,937 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 17,716 households. The median household income in Washington Parish is $45,380 a year, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Washington Parish scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,170 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Washington Parish

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