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Salons, barbers and spas in Walker County, TX
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Walker County, TX, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,236 of 2,385 scored counties
#80 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 93
- 24 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.4M
- On personal care products and services · $747 a household
- Spending per listing
- $209K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.7
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,842
- +9.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 93 salons, barbers and spas in Walker County. 24 of them (26%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.7, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Walker County comes to about $19.4M a year: $747 per household, 26% below the U.S. average. That is about $209K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Walker County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,001 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 270 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Walker County grew 9.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Walker County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,236 of 2,385 scored counties and #80 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Walker 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 | Walker County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.7 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $209K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,001 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $747 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,324 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $908K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 270Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9324 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 91The 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 Walker 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 Walker County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,842+9.5% since 2020
- Households
- 26,017
- Median age
- 37.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 784 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $52,324+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $69,597
- Median home value
- $226,900
- Jobs located here
- 29,004
- Daytime population
- 84,038Residents 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 |
| 80Walker County, TX | 49 | 93 | 35.7 | $209K | +9.5% | #1,236 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Walker 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 spas49
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons34
- Spas and skin care68
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 Walker County, TX?
There are 93 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Walker County as of September 2026. 24 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 270 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Walker County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.4M a year, or $747 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 93 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $209K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,017 households in Walker County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Walker County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Walker County has 35.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $209K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Walker County would have about 91, against 93 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,001 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Walker County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Walker County at 83,842 people in 2025, up 9.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,017 households. Median household income in Walker County is $52,324, 35% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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. Walker County scores 49 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,236 of 2,385 scored counties.
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