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Salons, barbers and spas in Gregg County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Gregg County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,224 of 2,385 scored counties
#150 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 395
- 65 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 45
- +28.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.5M
- On personal care products and services · $840 a household
- Spending per listing
- $103K
- 52% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 81.8
- 73% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 126,095
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Gregg County scores 26 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,224 of 2,385 scored counties and #150 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 395 salons, barbers and spas in Gregg County. Of those, 65 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 81.8, 73% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Gregg County comes to about $40.5M a year: $840 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. That is about $103K of household spending for each business on map listings, 52% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Gregg County in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,073 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Gregg County. Population estimates show Gregg County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Gregg 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 | Gregg County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 81.8 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $103K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,073 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.6% | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $840 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,550 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 45+28.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 175
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 912Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39565 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 191The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Gregg 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 Gregg County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 126,095+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 48,277
- Median age
- 37.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 273 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 459
- Median household income
- $66,550+32.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,869
- Median home value
- $203,400
- Jobs located here
- 76,302
- Daytime population
- 146,893Residents 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 Gregg 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 |
| 150Gregg County, TX | 26 | 395 | 81.8 | $103K | +1.4% | #2,224 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Gregg 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 spas26
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops22
- Nail salons34
- Spas and skin care19
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 Gregg County, TX?
Gregg County has 395 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 65 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.6% from 2019. Official counts list 912 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Gregg County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $40.5M a year, or $840 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 395 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $103K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,277 households in Gregg County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Gregg County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Gregg County has 81.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 73% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $103K, 52% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Gregg County would have about 191, against 395 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,073 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Gregg County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Gregg County at 126,095 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,277 households. Median household income in Gregg County is $66,550, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 32.6%, 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. Gregg County scores 26 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,224 of 2,385 scored counties.
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