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Salons, barbers and spas in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area

The salons, barbers and spas in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #243 of 387 scored metro areas
#7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee

Listings
647
110 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
76
+11.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$105.3M
On personal care products and services · $844 a household
Spending per listing
$163K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
51.8
10% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
349,001
+8.5% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 647 salons, barbers and spas in the Clarksville metro area. 110 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 51.8, 10% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $844 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Clarksville metro area spend about $105.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $163K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Clarksville metro area in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,643 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,588 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $982K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Clarksville metro area.

Population estimates show the Clarksville metro area grew 8.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Clarksville metro area has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #243 of 387 scored metro areas and #7 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.

How the Clarksville metro area 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 Clarksville, TN-KY metro area compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureClarksville metro areaTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households51.845.547.2
Spending per listing$163K$192K$213K
Households per official establishment1,6431,328804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+11.8%+21.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+8.5%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$844$874$1,005
Median household income$68,967$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score4649

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
76+11.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
449
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,588Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
647110 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
495The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$982K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Clarksville metro area, 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 the Clarksville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
349,001+8.5% since 2020
Households
124,867
Median age
34.2
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
2,158 sq. mi.
People per square mile
155
Median household income
$68,967+30.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$85,173
Median home value
$253,300
Jobs located here
93,447
Daytime population
310,494Residents 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 metro areas in Tennessee for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Clarksville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Tennessee

Metro areas in Tennessee ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morristown, TN6017636.7$219K+7.9%#90 of 387
2Cleveland, TN5919238.4$215K+6.1%#98 of 387
3Knoxville, TN551,57441.6$213K+6.9%#144 of 387
4Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN534,06549.0$198K+8.7%#163 of 387
5Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA5048437.0$215K+2.3%#197 of 387
6Chattanooga, TN-GA501,12948.8$182K+5.3%#200 of 387
7Clarksville, TN-KY4664751.8$163K+8.5%#243 of 387
8Johnson City, TN4238643.4$183K+4.3%#280 of 387
9Jackson, TN3834247.2$169K+2.2%#316 of 387
10Memphis, TN-MS-AR332,54948.7$177K−0.3%#349 of 387

Other business types in the Clarksville metro area

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area?

The Clarksville metro area has 647 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 110 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 76 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 11.8% from 2019. Another 1,588 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $105.3M a year, or $844 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 647 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $163K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 124,867 households in the Clarksville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Clarksville metro area has 51.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $163K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Clarksville metro area would have about 495, against 647 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,643 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Clarksville, TN-KY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Clarksville metro area at 349,001 people in 2025, up 8.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 124,867 households. Median household income in the Clarksville metro area is $68,967, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.1%, 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. The Clarksville metro area scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #243 of 387 scored metro areas.

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