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Salons, barbers and spas in Aransas County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Aransas County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #663 of 2,385 scored counties
#37 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
42
5 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
8
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$10.8M
On personal care products and services · $866 a household
Spending per listing
$257K
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.7
29% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
26,146
+9.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in Aransas County spend about $10.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $866 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. Spread across 42 salons, barbers and spas, that is $257K per business, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Aransas County has 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 5 are chain locations, or 12%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 33.7 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in Aransas County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,560 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 114 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Aransas County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Aransas County is 60 (upper middle), #663 of 2,385 scored counties and #37 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Aransas County compares

The same measures for Texas 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Aransas County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureAransas CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.755.047.2
Spending per listing$257K$170K$213K
Households per official establishment1,560990804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+9.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$866$937$1,005
Median household income$69,466$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 8
Employees, 2023
23
Annual payroll, 2023
$693K
One-person businesses, 2023
114Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
425 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
51The 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 Aransas 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 Aransas County

Population, 2025 estimate
26,146+9.3% since 2020
Households
12,478
Median age
47.5
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
252 sq. mi.
People per square mile
99
Median household income
$69,466+53.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,246
Median home value
$265,400
Jobs located here
5,584
Daytime population
21,119Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Texas

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The highest-scoring counties in Texas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Texas, with Aransas County marked.

Top counties in Texas

Counties in Texas ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Waller County, TX893519.1$510K+21.9%#15 of 2,385
2Blanco County, TX891121.3$456K+18.6%#16 of 2,385
3Clay County, TX81614.0$653K+5.0%#57 of 2,385
4Burleson County, TX801721.5$400K+16.2%#68 of 2,385
5Grimes County, TX792524.4$351K+16.3%#90 of 2,385
6San Jacinto County, TX7865.5$1.5M+7.1%#94 of 2,385
7Callahan County, TX77815.3$561K+5.4%#115 of 2,385
8Guadalupe County, TX7720431.2$316K+15.8%#127 of 2,385
9Upshur County, TX763824.4$339K+8.2%#150 of 2,385
10Gaines County, TX751724.5$368K+10.4%#171 of 2,385
37Aransas County, TX604233.7$257K+9.3%#663 of 2,385

Other business types in Aransas County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Aransas County, TX?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 42 salons, barbers and spas in Aransas County. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 114 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Aransas County, TX spend on personal care products and services?

About $10.8M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 42 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,478 households in Aransas County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Aransas County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Aransas County has 33.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $257K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Aransas County would have about 51, against 42 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,560 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Aransas County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Aransas County at 26,146 people in 2025, up 9.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,478 households. The median household income in Aransas County is $69,466 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 53.9% 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. Aransas County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #663 of 2,385 scored counties.

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