Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in Marion County, TN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Marion County, TN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #911 of 2,385 scored counties
#35 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 42
- 7 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On personal care products and services · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $226K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.4
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,804
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 42 salons, barbers and spas in Marion County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 35.4 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Marion County comes to about $9.5M a year: $798 per household, 21% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 salons, barbers and spas, that is $226K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Marion County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 3,956 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Marion County grew 3.2% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Marion County has a Groundwork market score of 55 (upper middle): #911 of 2,385 scored counties and #35 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How Marion 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 | Marion County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.4 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $226K | $192K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,956 | 1,328 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $798 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,824 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $127K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 92Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 427 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Marion 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 Marion County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,804+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 11,869
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 498 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 59
- Median household income
- $61,824+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,755
- Median home value
- $195,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,615
- Daytime population
- 24,764Residents 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 |
| 35Marion County, TN | 55 | 42 | 35.4 | $226K | +3.2% | #911 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Marion 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 spas55
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care60
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 Marion County, TN?
Marion County has 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 92 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Marion County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.5M a year, or $798 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $226K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,869 households in Marion County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Marion County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Marion County has 35.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $226K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Marion County would have about 45, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,956 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Marion County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Marion County at 29,804 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 11,869 households. Median household income in Marion County is $61,824, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.1%, 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. Marion County scores 55 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #911 of 2,385 scored counties.
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