Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in McMinn County, TN
How McMinn 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #812 of 2,385 scored counties
#29 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 75
- 21 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 9
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.1M
- On personal care products and services · $808 a household
- Spending per listing
- $229K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.3
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 57,404
- +7.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $808 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in McMinn County spend about $17.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $229K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
McMinn County has 75 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (28%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.3, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 9 businesses with payroll in McMinn County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,358 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 206 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in McMinn County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in McMinn County is 57 (upper middle), #812 of 2,385 scored counties and #29 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee.
How McMinn 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 | McMinn County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.3 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $229K | $192K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,358 | 1,328 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +21.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.6% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $808 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,470 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 9
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $819K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 206Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7521 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 81The 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 McMinn 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 McMinn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 57,404+7.6% since 2020
- Households
- 21,218
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 430 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 128
- Median household income
- $61,470+42.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,692
- Median home value
- $211,800
- Jobs located here
- 17,828
- Daytime population
- 50,660Residents 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 |
| 29McMinn County, TN | 57 | 75 | 35.3 | $229K | +7.6% | #812 of 2,385 |
Other business types in McMinn 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 spas57
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care50
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 McMinn County, TN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 75 salons, barbers and spas in McMinn County. 21 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 9 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 206 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in McMinn County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.1M a year, or $808 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $229K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,218 households in McMinn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does McMinn County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
McMinn County has 35.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $229K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, McMinn County would have about 81, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,358 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is McMinn County, TN growing?
Population estimates put McMinn County at 57,404 people in 2025, up 7.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 21,218 households. The median household income in McMinn County is $61,470 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 42.0% 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. McMinn County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #812 of 2,385 scored counties.
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