Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in Cocke County, TN
How Cocke County, TN 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,566 of 2,385 scored counties
#57 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 46
- 8 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On personal care products and services · $710 a household
- Spending per listing
- $239K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.7
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,889
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 46 salons, barbers and spas in Cocke County. 8 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 29.7 for every 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $710 per household (29% below the U.S. average), households in Cocke County spend about $11M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $239K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Cocke County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 165 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Cocke County grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Cocke County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,566 of 2,385 scored counties and #57 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Cocke 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.
| Measure | Cocke County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.7 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $239K | $192K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,328 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $710 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $48,016 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 49 |
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
- 165Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 468 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 52The 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 Cocke 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 Cocke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,889+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,509
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 436 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 84
- Median household income
- $48,016+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $65,218
- Median home value
- $158,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,244
- Daytime population
- 28,851Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fayette County, TN | 87 | 27 | 15.7 | $601K | +7.7% | #20 of 2,385 |
| 2Cheatham County, TN | 80 | 44 | 27.0 | $347K | +4.1% | #72 of 2,385 |
| 3Roane County, TN | 79 | 55 | 24.1 | $358K | +7.0% | #89 of 2,385 |
| 4Trousdale County, TN | 78 | 5 | 13.5 | $619K | +8.4% | #98 of 2,385 |
| 5Loudon County, TN | 78 | 66 | 27.4 | $343K | +15.6% | #110 of 2,385 |
| 6Jefferson County, TN | 77 | 53 | 24.3 | $343K | +9.3% | #125 of 2,385 |
| 7Hickman County, TN | 75 | 12 | 12.7 | $650K | +5.0% | #156 of 2,385 |
| 8Union County, TN | 75 | 12 | 15.1 | $526K | +8.1% | #161 of 2,385 |
| 9Meigs County, TN | 74 | 10 | 19.1 | $417K | +10.8% | #181 of 2,385 |
| 10Marshall County, TN | 74 | 42 | 30.8 | $282K | +10.5% | #196 of 2,385 |
| 57Cocke County, TN | 43 | 46 | 29.7 | $239K | +5.1% | #1,566 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cocke 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 spas43
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care55
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 Cocke County, TN?
Cocke County has 46 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (17%) 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 Cocke County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 165 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cocke County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $11M a year, or $710 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $239K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,509 households in Cocke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cocke County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cocke County has 29.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $239K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cocke County would have about 52, against 46 on map listings.
How fast is Cocke County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Cocke County at 37,889 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,509 households. Median household income in Cocke County is $48,016, 41% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Cocke County scores 43 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,566 of 2,385 scored counties.
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