Beauty and personal care · County · Tennessee
Salons, barbers and spas in Putnam County, TN
The salons, barbers and spas in Putnam County, TN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,049 of 2,385 scored counties
#76 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee
- Listings
- 212
- 36 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +36.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $26.8M
- On personal care products and services · $799 a household
- Spending per listing
- $127K
- 40% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 63.1
- 34% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 86,612
- +8.1% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #2,049 of 2,385 scored counties and #76 of 86 scored counties in Tennessee. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Putnam County spend about $26.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $799 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 212 salons, barbers and spas, that is $127K per business, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 212 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Putnam County as of September 2026. 36 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 63.1, 34% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Putnam County was 30 in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,120 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $663K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Putnam County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Putnam County grew 8.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | Tennessee | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 63.1 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $127K | $192K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,120 | 1,328 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +36.4% | +21.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +8.1% | +5.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $799 | $874 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,912 | $69,595 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 49 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 30+36.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 167
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 377Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21236 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $663K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 86,612+8.1% since 2020
- Households
- 33,601
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 401 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 206
- Median household income
- $58,912+33.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,922
- Median home value
- $282,500
- Jobs located here
- 40,531
- Daytime population
- 91,089Residents 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 |
| 76Putnam County, TN | 33 | 212 | 63.1 | $127K | +8.1% | #2,049 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 spas33
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care31
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 Putnam County, TN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 212 salons, barbers and spas in Putnam County. 36 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 36.4% from 2019. Official counts list 377 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, TN spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.8M a year, or $799 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 212 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $127K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,601 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, TN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Putnam County has 63.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $127K, 40% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Putnam County would have about 126, against 212 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,120 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 36.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, TN growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 86,612 people in 2025, up 8.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,601 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $58,912 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.1% 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. Putnam County scores 33 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,049 of 2,385 scored counties.
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