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Salons, barbers and spas in Lee County, TX

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Lee County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,015 of 2,385 scored counties
#61 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
27
6 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$6.2M
On personal care products and services · $883 a household
Spending per listing
$228K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.7
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
18,729
+7.0% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Lee County comes to about $6.2M a year: $883 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. Spread across 27 salons, barbers and spas, that is $228K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Lee County as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 22%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 38.7 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Lee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Lee County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Lee County is 53 (upper middle), #1,015 of 2,385 scored counties and #61 of 162 scored counties in Texas.

How Lee 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 Lee County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLee CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.755.047.2
Spending per listing$228K$170K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a990804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.0%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$883$937$1,005
Median household income$76,371$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score5340

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
57Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
276 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
29The 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 Lee 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 Lee County

Population, 2025 estimate
18,729+7.0% since 2020
Households
6,984
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$76,371+39.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,728
Median home value
$267,800
Jobs located here
6,569
Daytime population
16,295Residents 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 Lee 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
61Lee County, TX532738.7$228K+7.0%#1,015 of 2,385

Other business types in Lee County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 27 salons, barbers and spas in Lee County. 6 of them (22%) 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 Lee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 57 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $6.2M a year, or $883 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $228K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,984 households in Lee County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Lee County has 38.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $228K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lee County would have about 29, against 27 on map listings.

How fast is Lee County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Lee County at 18,729 people in 2025, up 7.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 6,984 households. The median household income in Lee County is $76,371 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 39.5% 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. Lee County scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,015 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Lee County

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