Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Salons, barbers and spas in Galveston County, TX
The salons, barbers and spas in Galveston County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #862 of 2,385 scored counties
#50 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 602
- 129 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 115
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $137.7M
- On personal care products and services · $979 a household
- Spending per listing
- $229K
- 8% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,207
- +5.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 602 salons, barbers and spas in Galveston County. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 42.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Galveston County comes to about $137.7M a year: $979 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 602 salons, barbers and spas, that is $229K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Galveston County was 115 in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,223 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 1,766 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Galveston County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Galveston County grew 5.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Galveston County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #862 of 2,385 scored counties and #50 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Galveston 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 | Galveston County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.8 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $229K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,223 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.5% | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.9% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $979 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,105 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 109 → 115+5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 603
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $24.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,766Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 602129 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 648The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Galveston 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 Galveston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,207+5.9% since 2020
- Households
- 140,660
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 379 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 946
- Median household income
- $86,105+17.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,259
- Median home value
- $314,600
- Jobs located here
- 122,596
- Daytime population
- 313,358Residents 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 Galveston 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 |
| 50Galveston County, TX | 56 | 602 | 42.8 | $229K | +5.9% | #862 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Galveston 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
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care68
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 Galveston County, TX?
There are 602 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Galveston County as of September 2026. 129 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 115 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. Another 1,766 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Galveston County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $137.7M a year, or $979 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 602 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $229K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 140,660 households in Galveston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Galveston County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Galveston County has 42.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $229K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Galveston County would have about 648, against 602 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,223 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Galveston County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Galveston County at 372,207 people in 2025, up 5.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 140,660 households. Median household income in Galveston County is $86,105, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.4%, 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. Galveston County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #862 of 2,385 scored counties.
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