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Salons, barbers and spas in Liberty County, TX
How Liberty 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 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #442 of 2,385 scored counties
#23 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 118
- 20 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.9M
- On personal care products and services · $862 a household
- Spending per listing
- $228K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.8
- 20% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 121,364
- +31.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 118 salons, barbers and spas in Liberty County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 37.8 for every 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Liberty County spend about $26.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $862 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $228K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Liberty County in 2023. That is one for every 6,237 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 360 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Liberty County from 2020 to 2025 at +31.3%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Liberty County is 66 (upper middle), #442 of 2,385 scored counties and #23 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Liberty 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 | Liberty County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.8 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $228K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 6,237 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +31.3% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $862 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,703 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $366K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 360Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11820 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 126The 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 Liberty 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 Liberty County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 121,364+31.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,183
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,159 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 89
- Median household income
- $68,703+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,482
- Median home value
- $181,700
- Jobs located here
- 18,343
- Daytime population
- 79,956Residents 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 |
| 23Liberty County, TX | 66 | 118 | 37.8 | $228K | +31.3% | #442 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Liberty 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 spas66
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care72
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 Liberty County, TX?
There are 118 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Liberty County as of September 2026. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 360 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Liberty County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.9M a year, or $862 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $228K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,183 households in Liberty County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Liberty County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Liberty County has 37.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 20% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $228K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Liberty County would have about 126, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 6,237 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Liberty County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Liberty County at 121,364 people in 2025, up 31.3% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,183 households. Median household income in Liberty County is $68,703, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.4%, 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. Liberty County scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #442 of 2,385 scored counties.
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