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Salons, barbers and spas in Potter County, TX

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 15 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,344 of 2,385 scored counties
#157 of 162 scored counties in Texas

Listings
208
32 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
45
+9.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$33.1M
On personal care products and services · $776 a household
Spending per listing
$159K
25% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
48.8
3% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
114,453
−3.3% 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 Potter County is 15 (low), #2,344 of 2,385 scored counties and #157 of 162 scored counties in Texas. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

At $776 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Potter County spend about $33.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 208 salons, barbers and spas, that is $159K per business, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Potter County has 208 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 48.8 per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 45 businesses with payroll in Potter County classed as personal care services, up 9.8% from 2019. That is one for every 946 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Potter County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Potter 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 Potter County, TX compared with Texas and the U.S.
MeasurePotter CountyTexasU.S.
Listings per 10k households48.855.047.2
Spending per listing$159K$170K$213K
Households per official establishment946990804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.8%+30.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+8.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$776$937$1,005
Median household income$53,249$78,476$80,734
Groundwork market score1540

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 45+9.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
164
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
578Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20832 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
155The 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 Potter 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 Potter County

Population, 2025 estimate
114,453−3.3% since 2020
Households
42,581
Median age
35.1
Homes lived in by their owners
57%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
908 sq. mi.
People per square mile
128
Median household income
$53,249+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,135
Median home value
$147,300
Jobs located here
77,655
Daytime population
144,565Residents 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 Potter 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
157Potter County, TX1520848.8$159K−3.3%#2,344 of 2,385

Other business types in Potter County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 208 salons, barbers and spas in Potter County. 32 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 45 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 9.8% from 2019. Another 578 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $33.1M a year, or $776 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 208 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $159K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,581 households in Potter County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Potter County has 48.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $159K, 25% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Potter County would have about 155, against 208 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 946 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Potter County, TX growing?

Population estimates put Potter County at 114,453 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 42,581 households. The median household income in Potter County is $53,249 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.2% 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. Potter County scores 15 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,344 of 2,385 scored counties.

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