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Salons, barbers and spas in Freestone County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #666 of 2,385 scored counties
#38 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
24
6 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.9M
On personal care products and services · $826 a household
Spending per listing
$244K
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
33.9
28% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
20,811
+7.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 24 salons, barbers and spas in Freestone County. 6 of them (25%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 33.9 per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Freestone County comes to about $5.9M a year: $826 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That is about $244K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Freestone County in 2023. That is one for every 2,363 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Freestone County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Freestone County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #666 of 2,385 scored counties and #38 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Freestone 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 Freestone County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureFreestone CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households33.955.047.2
Spending per listing$244K$170K$213K
Households per official establishment2,363990804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$826$937$1,005
Median household income$59,960$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score6040

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3 → 3
Employees, 2023
7
Annual payroll, 2023
$93K
One-person businesses, 2023
68Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
246 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
28The 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 Freestone 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 Freestone County

Population, 2025 estimate
20,811+7.1% since 2020
Households
7,090
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
878 sq. mi.
People per square mile
23
Median household income
$59,960+21.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,521
Median home value
$168,000
Jobs located here
4,661
Daytime population
16,084Residents 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 Freestone 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
38Freestone County, TX602433.9$244K+7.1%#666 of 2,385

Other business types in Freestone County

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

Questions

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

Freestone County has 24 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (25%) 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 68 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.9M a year, or $826 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 24 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,090 households in Freestone County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Freestone County has 33.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $244K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Freestone County would have about 28, against 24 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,363 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Freestone County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Freestone County at 20,811 people in 2025, up 7.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,090 households. Median household income in Freestone County is $59,960, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.2%, 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. Freestone County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #666 of 2,385 scored counties.

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