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Salons, barbers and spas in Grant County, NM
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Grant County, NM, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,384 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 31
- 6 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9M
- On personal care products and services · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $291K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 27.4
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,252
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 salons, barbers and spas in Grant County. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 19%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 27.4, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $798 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Grant County spend about $9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $291K per business, 37% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Grant County was 7 in 2023. That is one for every 1,614 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Grant County declined 3.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Grant County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,384 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 24 scored counties in New Mexico.
How Grant 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 | Grant County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 27.4 | 36.9 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $291K | $248K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,614 | 1,391 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +24.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $798 | $913 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $44,958 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 56 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 11
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $211K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 316 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 42The 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 Grant 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 Grant County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,252−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 11,295
- Median age
- 48.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,961 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 7
- Median household income
- $44,958+18.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,954
- Median home value
- $175,600
- Jobs located here
- 9,211
- Daytime population
- 27,009Residents 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 |
| 17Grant County, NM | 46 | 31 | 27.4 | $291K | −3.4% | #1,384 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Grant 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 spas46
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops20
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Grant County, NM?
There are 31 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Grant County as of September 2026. 6 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Grant County, NM spend on personal care products and services?
About $9M a year, or $798 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $291K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,295 households in Grant County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Grant County, NM compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Grant County has 27.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $291K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Grant County would have about 42, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,614 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Grant County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Grant County at 27,252 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,295 households. Median household income in Grant County is $44,958, 44% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.8%, 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. Grant County scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,384 of 2,385 scored counties.
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