Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in Knox County, TN
How Knox 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 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,831 of 2,385 scored counties
#67 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 1,074
- 178 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 228
- +37.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $182.5M
- On personal care products and services · $907 a household
- Spending per listing
- $170K
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 511,453
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Knox County is 38 (lower middle), #1,831 of 2,385 scored counties and #67 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $907 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Knox County spend about $182.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $170K of household spending for each business on map listings, 20% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 1,074 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Knox County as of September 2026. Of those, 178 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 53.4 for every 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 228 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Knox County in 2023, up 37.4% from 2019. That is one for every 882 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 22 SBA-backed loans worth $13.8M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Knox County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Knox County grew 6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Knox 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 | Knox County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.4 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $170K | $192K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 882 | 1,328 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +37.4% | +21.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $907 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,222 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 166 → 228+37.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,606
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,144Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,074178 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 858The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 22
- Amount
- $13.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 511,453+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 201,146
- Median age
- 38.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 508 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 972
- Median household income
- $74,222+29.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,460
- Median home value
- $320,900
- Jobs located here
- 270,203
- Daytime population
- 541,810Residents 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 |
| 67Knox County, TN | 38 | 1,074 | 53.4 | $170K | +6.5% | #1,831 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Knox 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 spas38
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care36
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 Knox County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,074 salons, barbers and spas in Knox County. 178 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 228 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 37.4% from 2019. Official counts list 2,144 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Knox County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $182.5M a year, or $907 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,074 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $170K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 201,146 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Knox County has 53.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $170K, 20% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Knox County would have about 858, against 1,074 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 882 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 37.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 511,453 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 201,146 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,222 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.2% 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. Knox County scores 38 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,831 of 2,385 scored counties.
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