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Salons, barbers and spas in the Lufkin, TX area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Lufkin, TX area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #465 of 538 scored small-town markets
#29 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas

Listings
178
31 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
19
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.9M
On personal care products and services · $802 a household
Spending per listing
$145K
32% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
55.2
17% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
88,154
+1.9% 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

The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Lufkin area is 33 (lower middle), #465 of 538 scored small-town markets and #29 of 41 scored small-town markets based in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.

At $802 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in the Lufkin area spend about $25.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $145K per business, 32% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 178 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Lufkin area as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.2, 17% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Lufkin area was 19 in 2023. That is one for every 1,698 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in the Lufkin area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How the Lufkin area 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 Lufkin, TX area compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureLufkin areaTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households55.255.047.2
Spending per listing$145K$170K$213K
Households per official establishment1,698990804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.9%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$802$937$1,005
Median household income$60,960$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score3340

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
19
Employees, 2023
63
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
404Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
17831 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
122The 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 the Lufkin area, 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 the Lufkin area

Population, 2025 estimate
88,154+1.9% since 2020
Households
32,271
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
64%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
798 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$60,960+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,044
Median home value
$163,500
Jobs located here
36,671
Daytime population
87,586Residents 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 small-town markets in Texas for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Texas, with the Lufkin area marked.

Top small-town markets in Texas

Small-town markets in Texas ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jacksonville, TX804524.7$328K+5.4%#11 of 538
2Bonham, TX723829.8$296K+9.2%#42 of 538
3Gainesville, TX656237.5$243K+6.5%#89 of 538
4Corsicana, TX637539.4$209K+8.2%#115 of 538
5Brenham, TX597145.9$196K+7.0%#161 of 538
6Athens, TX5814142.0$198K+7.5%#173 of 538
7Mineral Wells, TX554237.4$222K+8.2%#214 of 538
8Port Lavaca, TX543135.8$255K−2.3%#224 of 538
9Andrews, TX532840.9$221K+1.6%#234 of 538
10Granbury, TX5112348.2$199K+13.6%#261 of 538
29Lufkin, TX3317855.2$145K+1.9%#465 of 538

Other business types in the Lufkin area

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Lufkin, TX area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 178 salons, barbers and spas in the Lufkin area. 31 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 404 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Lufkin, TX area spend on personal care products and services?

About $25.9M a year, or $802 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 178 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $145K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,271 households in the Lufkin area and national spending patterns by income.

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

The Lufkin area has 55.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $145K, 32% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Lufkin area would have about 122, against 178 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,698 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lufkin, TX area growing?

Population estimates put the Lufkin area at 88,154 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 32,271 households. The median household income in the Lufkin area is $60,960 a year, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lufkin area scores 33 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #465 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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