Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in Fentress County, TN
The salons, barbers and spas in Fentress County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,997 of 2,385 scored counties
#74 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 28
- 4 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.4M
- On personal care products and services · $688 a household
- Spending per listing
- $192K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.8
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,322
- +9.7% since 2020
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What this means
Fentress County scores 34 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,997 of 2,385 scored counties and #74 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 28 salons, barbers and spas in Fentress County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 35.8 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $688 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Fentress County spend about $5.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 28 salons, barbers and spas, that is $192K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fentress County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Population estimates put the population change in Fentress County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Fentress 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 | Fentress County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.8 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $192K | $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 | +9.7% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $688 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $51,149 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 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
- 67Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 284 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 Fentress 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 Fentress County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,322+9.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,831
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 39
- Median household income
- $51,149+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $57,981
- Median home value
- $168,200
- Jobs located here
- 3,781
- Daytime population
- 16,556Residents 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 |
| 74Fentress County, TN | 34 | 28 | 35.8 | $192K | +9.7% | #1,997 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Fentress 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 spas34
- Hair salons28
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care49
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 Fentress County, TN?
There are 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Fentress County as of September 2026. 4 of them (14%) 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 Fentress County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 67 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fentress County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.4M a year, or $688 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $192K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,831 households in Fentress County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fentress County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Fentress County has 35.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $192K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fentress County would have about 25, against 28 on map listings.
How fast is Fentress County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Fentress County at 20,322 people in 2025, up 9.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,831 households. Median household income in Fentress County is $51,149, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.1%, 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. Fentress County scores 34 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,997 of 2,385 scored counties.
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