Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in Macon County, TN
How Macon 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,056 of 2,385 scored counties
#40 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 30
- 8 chain locations (27%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.4M
- On personal care products and services · $784 a household
- Spending per listing
- $246K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.8
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,663
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 salons, barbers and spas in Macon County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 27%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Macon County comes to about $7.4M a year: $784 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. That works out to $246K per business, 16% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Macon County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Macon County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Macon County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,056 of 2,385 scored counties and #40 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Macon 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 | Macon County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.8 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $246K | $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 | +9.5% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $784 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,177 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 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
- 103Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 308 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Macon 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 Macon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,663+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 9,421
- Median age
- 39.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 307 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 85
- Median household income
- $59,177+58.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,361
- Median home value
- $225,700
- Jobs located here
- 5,612
- Daytime population
- 20,092Residents 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 |
| 40Macon County, TN | 52 | 30 | 31.8 | $246K | +9.5% | #1,056 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Macon 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 spas52
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Macon County, TN?
Macon County has 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (27%) 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 Macon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 103 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Macon County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.4M a year, or $784 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $246K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,421 households in Macon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Macon County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Macon County has 31.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $246K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Macon County would have about 35, against 30 on map listings.
How fast is Macon County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Macon County at 27,663 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,421 households. Median household income in Macon County is $59,177, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 58.1%, 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. Macon County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,056 of 2,385 scored counties.
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