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Salons, barbers and spas in Benton County, TN

The salons, barbers and spas in Benton County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #875 of 2,385 scored counties
#32 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee

Listings
15
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On personal care products and services · $731 a household
Spending per listing
$347K
63% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.1
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
16,183
+2.1% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 salons, barbers and spas in Benton County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 21.1 per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $731 per household (27% below the U.S. average), households in Benton County spend about $5.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $347K per business, 63% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Benton County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Benton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Benton County is 55 (upper middle), #875 of 2,385 scored counties and #32 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.

How Benton County compares

The same measures for Tennessee 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 Benton County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureBenton CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.145.547.2
Spending per listing$347K$192K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,328804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.1%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$731$874$1,005
Median household income$51,746$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score5549

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
25The 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 Benton 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 Benton County

Population, 2025 estimate
16,183+2.1% since 2020
Households
7,121
Median age
46.8
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
394 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$51,746+38.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,813
Median home value
$153,600
Jobs located here
4,112
Daytime population
14,048Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Tennessee

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The highest-scoring counties in Tennessee for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with Benton County marked.

Top counties in Tennessee

Counties in Tennessee ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Fayette County, TN872715.7$601K+7.7%#20 of 2,385
2Cheatham County, TN804427.0$347K+4.1%#72 of 2,385
3Roane County, TN795524.1$358K+7.0%#89 of 2,385
4Trousdale County, TN78513.5$619K+8.4%#98 of 2,385
5Loudon County, TN786627.4$343K+15.6%#110 of 2,385
6Jefferson County, TN775324.3$343K+9.3%#125 of 2,385
7Hickman County, TN751212.7$650K+5.0%#156 of 2,385
8Union County, TN751215.1$526K+8.1%#161 of 2,385
9Meigs County, TN741019.1$417K+10.8%#181 of 2,385
10Marshall County, TN744230.8$282K+10.5%#196 of 2,385
32Benton County, TN551521.1$347K+2.1%#875 of 2,385

Other business types in Benton County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Benton County, TN?

There are 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Benton County as of September 2026. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Benton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Benton County, TN spend on personal care products and services?

About $5.2M a year, or $731 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $347K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,121 households in Benton County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Benton County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Benton County has 21.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $347K, 63% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Benton County would have about 25, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Benton County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Benton County at 16,183 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,121 households. Median household income in Benton County is $51,746, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.0%, 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. Benton County scores 55 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #875 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 Benton County

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