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Salons, barbers and spas in Houston County, TN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Houston County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
14
6 chain locations (43%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.7M
On personal care products and services · $797 a household
Spending per listing
$191K
10% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
8,479
+2.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 salons, barbers and spas in Houston County. Chain locations make up 43% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 41.8 for every 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $797 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Houston County spend about $2.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 14 salons, barbers and spas, that is $191K 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 Houston County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Houston County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Houston 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 Houston County, TN compared with Tennessee and the U.S.
MeasureHouston CountyTennesseeU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.845.547.2
Spending per listing$191K$192K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,328804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+21.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+5.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$797$874$1,005
Median household income$59,576$69,595$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored49

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
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
146 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Houston 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 Houston County

Population, 2025 estimate
8,479+2.2% since 2020
Households
3,353
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
200 sq. mi.
People per square mile
42
Median household income
$59,576
Average household income
$74,463
Median home value
$172,700
Jobs located here
1,311
Daytime population
6,640Residents 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 Houston 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
Houston County, TNNot scored1441.8$191K+2.2%

Other business types in Houston County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

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

Houston County has 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (43%) 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 Houston County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2.7M a year, or $797 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $191K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,353 households in Houston County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Houston County has 41.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $191K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Houston County would have about 13, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Houston County, TN growing?

Population estimates put Houston County at 8,479 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,353 households. Median household income in Houston County is $59,576, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Houston County

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