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Salons, barbers and spas in Gray County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Gray County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 17 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,329 of 2,385 scored counties
#156 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 39
- 9 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On personal care products and services · $807 a household
- Spending per listing
- $165K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.8
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,919
- −1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Gray County scores 17 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,329 of 2,385 scored counties and #156 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $807 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Gray County spend about $6.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 39 salons, barbers and spas, that is $165K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 39 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Gray County as of September 2026. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.8, 3% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Gray County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Gray County declined 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Gray 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 | Gray County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.8 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $165K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $807 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,614 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 17 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 89Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 399 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Gray 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 Gray County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,919−1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 7,991
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 926 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 23
- Median household income
- $59,614+24.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,713
- Median home value
- $102,900
- Jobs located here
- 7,219
- Daytime population
- 19,509Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 156Gray County, TX | 17 | 39 | 48.8 | $165K | −1.3% | #2,329 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Gray 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 spas17
- Hair salons15
- Barbershops
- Nail salons11
- Spas and skin care27
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 Gray County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 salons, barbers and spas in Gray County. 9 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Gray County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 89 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gray County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.4M a year, or $807 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $165K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,991 households in Gray County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gray County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Gray County has 48.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $165K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Gray County would have about 30, against 39 on map listings.
How fast is Gray County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gray County at 20,919 people in 2025, down 1.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,991 households. The median household income in Gray County is $59,614 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.3% 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. Gray County scores 17 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,329 of 2,385 scored counties.
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