Beauty and personal care · County · New Mexico
Salons, barbers and spas in Eddy County, NM
The salons, barbers and spas in Eddy County, NM, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,074 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 112
- 21 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.1M
- On personal care products and services · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $207K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.4
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,509
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 112 salons, barbers and spas in Eddy County. Of those, 21 are chain locations, or 19%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 47.4 per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Eddy County comes to about $23.1M a year: $980 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $207K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 10 businesses with payroll in Eddy County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,362 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 207 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $364K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Eddy County.
Population estimates show Eddy County grew 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Eddy County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,074 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Eddy 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 | Eddy County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.4 | 36.9 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $207K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,362 | 1,391 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $980 | $913 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,426 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 22
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $851K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 207Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11221 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $364K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Eddy 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 Eddy County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,509+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,620
- Median age
- 36.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $78,426+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,979
- Median home value
- $212,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,860
- Daytime population
- 65,233Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 11Eddy County, NM | 52 | 112 | 47.4 | $207K | +0.3% | #1,074 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Eddy 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 spas52
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops68
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care43
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 Eddy County, NM?
Eddy County has 112 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 207 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Eddy County, NM spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.1M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,620 households in Eddy County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Eddy County, NM compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Eddy County has 47.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $207K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Eddy County would have about 109, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,362 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Eddy County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Eddy County at 62,509 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,620 households. Median household income in Eddy County is $78,426, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.1%, 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. Eddy County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,074 of 2,385 scored counties.
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