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Salons, barbers and spas in Grainger County, TN

How Grainger 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 71 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #243 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 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
$7.2M
On personal care products and services · $744 a household
Spending per listing
$479K
2.3 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.5
67% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
25,739
+9.2% 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

At $744 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Grainger County spend about $7.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $479K per business, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Grainger County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 15.5 for every 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Grainger County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 87 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Grainger County grew 9.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Grainger County scores 71 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #243 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Grainger 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 Grainger County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureGrainger CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.545.547.2
Spending per listing$479K$192K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,328804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$744$874$1,005
Median household income$50,538$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market score7149

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
87Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
152 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
34The 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 Grainger 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 Grainger County

Population, 2025 estimate
25,739+9.2% since 2020
Households
9,660
Median age
46.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
281 sq. mi.
People per square mile
86
Median household income
$50,538+14.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$70,414
Median home value
$189,200
Jobs located here
4,105
Daytime population
19,042Residents 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 Grainger 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
12Grainger County, TN711515.5$479K+9.2%#243 of 2,385

Other business types in Grainger County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 15 salons, barbers and spas in Grainger County. 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 Grainger County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 87 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $7.2M a year, or $744 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $479K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,660 households in Grainger County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Grainger County has 15.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 67% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $479K, 2.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Grainger County would have about 34, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Grainger County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Grainger County at 25,739 people in 2025, up 9.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,660 households. The median household income in Grainger County is $50,538 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Grainger County scores 71 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #243 of 2,385 scored counties.

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