Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in the Knoxville, TN metro area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Knoxville, TN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #144 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee
- Listings
- 1,574
- 265 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 314
- +28.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $335.1M
- On personal care products and services · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $213K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 41.6
- 12% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 968,137
- +6.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,574 salons, barbers and spas in the Knoxville metro area. Of those, 265 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.6, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Knoxville metro area comes to about $335.1M a year: $886 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,574 salons, barbers and spas, that is $213K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 314 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Knoxville metro area in 2023, up 28.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,205 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 3,529 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $14.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Knoxville metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Knoxville metro area grew 6.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Knoxville metro area is 55 (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 10 scored metro areas based in Tennessee.
How the Knoxville metro area 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 | Knoxville metro area | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 41.6 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $213K | $192K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,205 | 1,328 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.8% | +21.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.9% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $886 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,422 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 314+28.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,025
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $68.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,529Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,574265 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,575The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $14.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Knoxville metro area, 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 the Knoxville metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 968,137+6.9% since 2020
- Households
- 378,234
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 3,501 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 266
- Median household income
- $72,422
- Average household income
- $98,653
- Median home value
- $290,200
- Jobs located here
- 432,193
- Daytime population
- 955,487Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Tennessee market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Tennessee for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Tennessee, with the Knoxville metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Tennessee
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morristown, TN | 60 | 176 | 36.7 | $219K | +7.9% | #90 of 387 |
| 2Cleveland, TN | 59 | 192 | 38.4 | $215K | +6.1% | #98 of 387 |
| 3Knoxville, TN | 55 | 1,574 | 41.6 | $213K | +6.9% | #144 of 387 |
| 4Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 53 | 4,065 | 49.0 | $198K | +8.7% | #163 of 387 |
| 5Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 50 | 484 | 37.0 | $215K | +2.3% | #197 of 387 |
| 6Chattanooga, TN-GA | 50 | 1,129 | 48.8 | $182K | +5.3% | #200 of 387 |
| 7Clarksville, TN-KY | 46 | 647 | 51.8 | $163K | +8.5% | #243 of 387 |
| 8Johnson City, TN | 42 | 386 | 43.4 | $183K | +4.3% | #280 of 387 |
| 9Jackson, TN | 38 | 342 | 47.2 | $169K | +2.2% | #316 of 387 |
| 10Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 33 | 2,549 | 48.7 | $177K | −0.3% | #349 of 387 |
Other business types in the Knoxville metro area
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 spas55
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops49
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care51
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 the Knoxville, TN metro area?
The Knoxville metro area has 1,574 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 265 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 314 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.8% from 2019. Another 3,529 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Knoxville, TN metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $335.1M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,574 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $213K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 378,234 households in the Knoxville metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Knoxville, TN metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Knoxville metro area has 41.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 12% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $213K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Knoxville metro area would have about 1,575, against 1,574 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,205 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Knoxville, TN metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Knoxville metro area at 968,137 people in 2025, up 6.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 378,234 households. Median household income in the Knoxville metro area is $72,422, 10% 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 Knoxville metro area scores 55 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #144 of 387 scored metro areas.
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