Beauty and personal care · County · Texas
Salons, barbers and spas in Wise County, TX
How Wise County, TX compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #813 of 2,385 scored counties
#46 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 111
- 16 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On personal care products and services · $991 a household
- Spending per listing
- $224K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.2
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,778
- +21.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 111 salons, barbers and spas in Wise County. 16 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 44.2 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Wise County spend about $24.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $991 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 111 salons, barbers and spas, that is $224K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Wise County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 1,093 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 256 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $653K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Wise County.
Population estimates show Wise County grew 21.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Wise County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #813 of 2,385 scored counties and #46 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Wise 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 | Wise County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.2 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $224K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,093 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +21.5% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $991 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,421 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 256Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $653K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Wise 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 Wise County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,778+21.5% since 2020
- Households
- 25,135
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 83
- Median household income
- $93,421+44.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $113,388
- Median home value
- $304,900
- Jobs located here
- 22,026
- Daytime population
- 63,869Residents 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 |
| 46Wise County, TX | 57 | 111 | 44.2 | $224K | +21.5% | #813 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Wise 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 spas57
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care63
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 Wise County, TX?
There are 111 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Wise County as of September 2026. 16 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 256 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Wise County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $24.9M a year, or $991 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 111 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $224K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 25,135 households in Wise County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Wise County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Wise County has 44.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $224K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Wise County would have about 117, against 111 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,093 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Wise County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Wise County at 83,778 people in 2025, up 21.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 25,135 households. Median household income in Wise County is $93,421, 16% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 44.8%, 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. Wise County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #813 of 2,385 scored counties.
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