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Salons, barbers and spas in Denton County, TX
How Denton County, TX 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #864 of 2,385 scored counties
#51 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,773
- 313 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 450
- +58.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $403.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,119 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.2
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,069,346
- +16.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,773 salons, barbers and spas in Denton County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 49.2 per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $1,119 per household (11% above the U.S. average), households in Denton County spend about $403.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 1,773 salons, barbers and spas, that is $227K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 450 businesses with payroll in Denton County classed as personal care services, up 58.5% from 2019. That is one for every 801 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 5,369 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 56 SBA-backed loans worth $22.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Denton County.
Population estimates show Denton County grew 16.9% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Denton County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #864 of 2,385 scored counties and #51 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Denton 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.
| Measure | Denton County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.2 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 801 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +58.5% | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +16.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,119 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $111,498 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 284 → 450+58.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,245
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $81.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5,369Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,773313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,896The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 56
- Amount
- $22.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Denton 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 Denton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,069,346+16.9% since 2020
- Households
- 360,392
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 878 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,115
- Median household income
- $111,498+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $145,847
- Median home value
- $437,200
- Jobs located here
- 321,359
- Daytime population
- 759,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Texas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Texas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Texas, with Denton County marked.
Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Waller County, TX | 89 | 35 | 19.1 | $510K | +21.9% | #15 of 2,385 |
| 2Blanco County, TX | 89 | 11 | 21.3 | $456K | +18.6% | #16 of 2,385 |
| 3Clay County, TX | 81 | 6 | 14.0 | $653K | +5.0% | #57 of 2,385 |
| 4Burleson County, TX | 80 | 17 | 21.5 | $400K | +16.2% | #68 of 2,385 |
| 5Grimes County, TX | 79 | 25 | 24.4 | $351K | +16.3% | #90 of 2,385 |
| 6San Jacinto County, TX | 78 | 6 | 5.5 | $1.5M | +7.1% | #94 of 2,385 |
| 7Callahan County, TX | 77 | 8 | 15.3 | $561K | +5.4% | #115 of 2,385 |
| 8Guadalupe County, TX | 77 | 204 | 31.2 | $316K | +15.8% | #127 of 2,385 |
| 9Upshur County, TX | 76 | 38 | 24.4 | $339K | +8.2% | #150 of 2,385 |
| 10Gaines County, TX | 75 | 17 | 24.5 | $368K | +10.4% | #171 of 2,385 |
| 51Denton County, TX | 56 | 1,773 | 49.2 | $227K | +16.9% | #864 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Denton 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 spas56
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care55
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 Denton County, TX?
Denton County has 1,773 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 313 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 450 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 58.5% from 2019. Another 5,369 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Denton County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $403.2M a year, or $1,119 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,773 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $227K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 360,392 households in Denton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Denton County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Denton County has 49.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $227K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Denton County would have about 1,896, against 1,773 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 801 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 58.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Denton County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Denton County at 1,069,346 people in 2025, up 16.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 360,392 households. Median household income in Denton County is $111,498, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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. Denton County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #864 of 2,385 scored counties.
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