Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico
Salons, barbers and spas in Doña Ana County, NM
How Doña Ana County, NM 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #856 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 295
- 58 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72M
- On personal care products and services · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $244K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.8
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 229,091
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 295 salons, barbers and spas in Doña Ana County. Of those, 58 are chain locations, or 20%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 34.8 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Doña Ana County spend about $72M a year on personal care products and services, or $849 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 295 salons, barbers and spas, that is $244K per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Doña Ana County classed as personal care services, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,886 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 706 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $107K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Doña Ana County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Doña Ana County grew 4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Doña Ana County is 56 (upper middle), #856 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Doña Ana County compares
The same measures for New Mexico 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 | Doña Ana County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.8 | 36.9 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $244K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,886 | 1,391 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +24.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $849 | $913 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,848 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 45+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 112
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 706Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29558 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 339The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $107K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Doña Ana County, 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 Doña Ana County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 229,091+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 84,889
- Median age
- 36.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,808 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $56,848+38.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,951
- Median home value
- $220,800
- Jobs located here
- 79,505
- Daytime population
- 218,304Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Doña Ana County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sandoval County, NM | 82 | 136 | 23.9 | $434K | +6.9% | #53 of 2,385 |
| 2Rio Arriba County, NM | 72 | 21 | 13.4 | $643K | −1.0% | #220 of 2,385 |
| 3Valencia County, NM | 71 | 83 | 30.1 | $289K | +7.2% | #271 of 2,385 |
| 4Los Alamos County, NM | 63 | 27 | 32.7 | $418K | 0.0% | #518 of 2,385 |
| 5Otero County, NM | 61 | 77 | 31.5 | $271K | +3.7% | #618 of 2,385 |
| 6Taos County, NM | 58 | 49 | 31.5 | $278K | +0.3% | #749 of 2,385 |
| 7San Juan County, NM | 56 | 131 | 31.4 | $272K | −0.9% | #844 of 2,385 |
| 8Doña Ana County, NM | 56 | 295 | 34.8 | $244K | +4.1% | #856 of 2,385 |
| 9Lea County, NM | 55 | 99 | 40.1 | $232K | +0.2% | #910 of 2,385 |
| 10Cibola County, NM | 52 | 19 | 22.3 | $356K | −0.6% | #1,029 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Doña Ana County
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 spas56
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care58
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 Doña Ana County, NM?
There are 295 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Doña Ana County as of September 2026. 58 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. Another 706 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Doña Ana County, NM spend on personal care products and services?
About $72M a year, or $849 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 295 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 84,889 households in Doña Ana County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Doña Ana County, NM compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Doña Ana County has 34.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $244K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Doña Ana County would have about 339, against 295 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,886 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Doña Ana County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Doña Ana County at 229,091 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 84,889 households. Median household income in Doña Ana County is $56,848, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.8%, 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. Doña Ana County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #856 of 2,385 scored counties.
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