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Salons, barbers and spas in Milam County, TX
The salons, barbers and spas in Milam County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #188 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 25
- 2 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.5M
- On personal care products and services · $833 a household
- Spending per listing
- $338K
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.6
- 48% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,258
- +6.0% since 2020
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What this means
Milam County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #188 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
At $833 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in Milam County spend about $8.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $338K of household spending for each business on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Milam County has 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 24.6 for every 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Milam County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 3,384 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Milam County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Milam 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 | Milam County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.6 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $338K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,384 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.0% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $833 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,141 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 81Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 252 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Milam 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 Milam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,258+6.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,152
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,016 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 25
- Median household income
- $66,141+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,925
- Median home value
- $189,800
- Jobs located here
- 5,807
- Daytime population
- 19,537Residents 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 |
| 12Milam County, TX | 74 | 25 | 24.6 | $338K | +6.0% | #188 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Milam 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 spas74
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care
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 Milam County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 salons, barbers and spas in Milam County. 2 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 81 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Milam County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.5M a year, or $833 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $338K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,152 households in Milam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milam County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Milam County has 24.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 48% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $338K, 59% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Milam County would have about 40, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,384 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Milam County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Milam County at 26,258 people in 2025, up 6.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,152 households. The median household income in Milam County is $66,141 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 38.1% 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. Milam County scores 74 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #188 of 2,385 scored counties.
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