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Salons, barbers and spas in Midland County, TX
How Midland 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 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,196 of 2,385 scored counties
#76 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 361
- 53 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $69M
- On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $191K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.4
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 187,855
- +10.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 361 salons, barbers and spas in Midland County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 53.4, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Midland County comes to about $69M a year: $1,020 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $191K per business, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Midland County was 66 in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,025 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 990 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Midland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Midland County grew 10.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Midland County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,196 of 2,385 scored counties and #76 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Midland 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 | Midland County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.4 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $191K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,025 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.2% | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +10.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,020 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,874 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 61 → 66+8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 249
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 990Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 324The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Midland 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 Midland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 187,855+10.0% since 2020
- Households
- 67,651
- Median age
- 33.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 900 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 194
- Median household income
- $92,874+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $129,248
- Median home value
- $312,700
- Jobs located here
- 117,352
- Daytime population
- 208,899Residents 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 |
| 76Midland County, TX | 50 | 361 | 53.4 | $191K | +10.0% | #1,196 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Midland 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 spas50
- Hair salons73
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care43
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 Midland County, TX?
There are 361 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Midland County as of September 2026. 53 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. Another 990 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Midland County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $69M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 361 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $191K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,651 households in Midland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Midland County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Midland County has 53.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $191K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Midland County would have about 324, against 361 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,025 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Midland County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Midland County at 187,855 people in 2025, up 10.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,651 households. Median household income in Midland County is $92,874, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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. Midland County scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,196 of 2,385 scored counties.
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