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Salons, barbers and spas in Nolan County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 29 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,146 of 2,385 scored counties
#139 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
18
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.5M
On personal care products and services · $772 a household
Spending per listing
$252K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.6
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,117
−4.1% 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

For salons, barbers and spas, Nolan County has a Groundwork market score of 29 (lower middle): #2,146 of 2,385 scored counties and #139 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Nolan County comes to about $4.5M a year: $772 per household, 23% below the U.S. average. That works out to $252K per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Nolan County has 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.6, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Nolan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Nolan County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Nolan 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 Nolan County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasureNolan CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.655.047.2
Spending per listing$252K$170K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a990804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+30.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$772$937$1,005
Median household income$50,747$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score2940

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
61Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
182 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
21The 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 Nolan 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 Nolan County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,117−4.1% since 2020
Households
5,886
Median age
38.0
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
912 sq. mi.
People per square mile
16
Median household income
$50,747+11.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,510
Median home value
$96,300
Jobs located here
5,992
Daytime population
13,606Residents 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 Nolan 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
139Nolan County, TX291830.6$252K−4.1%#2,146 of 2,385

Other business types in Nolan County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 18 salons, barbers and spas in Nolan County. 2 of them (11%) 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 Nolan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 61 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $4.5M a year, or $772 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $252K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,886 households in Nolan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nolan County has 30.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $252K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Nolan County would have about 21, against 18 on map listings.

How fast is Nolan County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Nolan County at 14,117 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,886 households. The median household income in Nolan County is $50,747 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 11.4% 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. Nolan County scores 29 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,146 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 Nolan County

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