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Salons, barbers and spas in Hidalgo County, TX
How Hidalgo 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 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,977 of 2,385 scored counties
#124 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 1,828
- 205 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 170
- +33.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $206.5M
- On personal care products and services · $764 a household
- Spending per listing
- $113K
- 47% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 67.7
- 43% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Hidalgo County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,977 of 2,385 scored counties and #124 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,828 salons, barbers and spas in Hidalgo County. Of those, 205 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 67.7 for every 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Hidalgo County spend about $206.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $764 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. Spread across 1,828 salons, barbers and spas, that is $113K per business, 47% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Hidalgo County in 2023, up 33.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,589 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Hidalgo County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hidalgo County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hidalgo 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 | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 67.7 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $113K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,589 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +33.9% | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $764 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 127 → 170+33.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 800
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 4,065Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,828205 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 971The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Hidalgo 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 Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents 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 |
| 124Hidalgo County, TX | 35 | 1,828 | 67.7 | $113K | +5.6% | #1,977 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Hidalgo 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 spas35
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops37
- Nail salons42
- Spas and skin care38
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 Hidalgo County, TX?
There are 1,828 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. 205 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 170 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 33.9% from 2019. Official counts list 4,065 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $206.5M a year, or $764 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,828 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $113K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Hidalgo County has 67.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 43% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $113K, 47% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 971, against 1,828 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,589 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 33.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, 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. Hidalgo County scores 35 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,977 of 2,385 scored counties.
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