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Salons, barbers and spas in Kleberg County, TX

The salons, barbers and spas in Kleberg County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 12 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,360 of 2,385 scored counties
#160 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
58
9 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$9.2M
On personal care products and services · $776 a household
Spending per listing
$159K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.9
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,315
−2.2% 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

For salons, barbers and spas, Kleberg County has a Groundwork market score of 12 (low): #2,360 of 2,385 scored counties and #160 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 salons, barbers and spas in Kleberg County. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.9, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Kleberg County comes to about $9.2M a year: $776 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That is about $159K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Kleberg County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Kleberg County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Kleberg County declined 2.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Kleberg 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 Kleberg County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureKleberg CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.955.047.2
Spending per listing$159K$170K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a990804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.2%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$776$937$1,005
Median household income$61,292$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score1240

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
95Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
589 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
43The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$15K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Kleberg 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 Kleberg County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,315−2.2% since 2020
Households
11,853
Median age
31.9
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
881 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$61,292+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$72,637
Median home value
$161,300
Jobs located here
10,003
Daytime population
27,479Residents 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 Kleberg 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
160Kleberg County, TX125848.9$159K−2.2%#2,360 of 2,385

Other business types in Kleberg County

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

Questions

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

There are 58 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Kleberg County as of September 2026. 9 of them (16%) 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 Kleberg County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 95 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $9.2M a year, or $776 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $159K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,853 households in Kleberg County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Kleberg County has 48.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $159K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Kleberg County would have about 43, against 58 on map listings.

How fast is Kleberg County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Kleberg County at 30,315 people in 2025, down 2.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,853 households. Median household income in Kleberg County is $61,292, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Kleberg County scores 12 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,360 of 2,385 scored counties.

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