Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Salons, barbers and spas in Val Verde County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Val Verde County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,480 of 2,385 scored counties
#93 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 64
- 14 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.5M
- On personal care products and services · $804 a household
- Spending per listing
- $211K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.1
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 47,835
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Val Verde County spend about $13.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $804 per household, 20% below the U.S. average. Spread across 64 salons, barbers and spas, that is $211K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
Val Verde County has 64 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 22%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 38.1 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Val Verde County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,802 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 148 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Val Verde County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Val Verde County is 45 (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,385 scored counties and #93 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Val Verde 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 | Val Verde County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.1 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $211K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,802 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $804 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,100 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $279K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 148Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 64The 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 Val Verde 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 Val Verde County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 47,835+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,810
- Median age
- 33.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 3,145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $66,100+43.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,305
- Median home value
- $164,600
- Jobs located here
- 15,742
- Daytime population
- 44,595Residents 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 |
| 93Val Verde County, TX | 45 | 64 | 38.1 | $211K | +0.5% | #1,480 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Val Verde 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 spas45
- Hair salons31
- Barbershops27
- Nail salons16
- Spas and skin care59
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 Val Verde County, TX?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 64 salons, barbers and spas in Val Verde County. 14 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 148 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Val Verde County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.5M a year, or $804 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 64 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $211K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,810 households in Val Verde County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Val Verde County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Val Verde County has 38.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $211K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,802 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Val Verde County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Val Verde County at 47,835 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 16,810 households. The median household income in Val Verde County is $66,100 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 43.2% 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. Val Verde County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,480 of 2,385 scored counties.
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