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Salons, barbers and spas in Young County, TX
The salons, barbers and spas in Young County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,735 of 2,385 scored counties
#107 of 162 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 31
- 7 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6.4M
- On personal care products and services · $835 a household
- Spending per listing
- $206K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.6
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,154
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 salons, barbers and spas in Young County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 23%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 40.6 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Young County comes to about $6.4M a year: $835 per household, 17% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 salons, barbers and spas, that is $206K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Young County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,529 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 70 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Young County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Young County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,735 of 2,385 scored counties and #107 of 162 scored counties in Texas.
How Young 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 | Young County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.6 | 55.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $206K | $170K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,529 | 990 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +30.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $835 | $937 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,010 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $217K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 70Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 317 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 30The 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 Young 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 Young County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,154+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 7,643
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 915 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $68,010+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,767
- Median home value
- $175,800
- Jobs located here
- 6,560
- Daytime population
- 16,034Residents 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 |
| 107Young County, TX | 40 | 31 | 40.6 | $206K | +1.7% | #1,735 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Young 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 spas40
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care36
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 Young County, TX?
Young County has 31 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 70 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Young County, TX spend on personal care products and services?
About $6.4M a year, or $835 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $206K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,643 households in Young County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Young County, TX compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Young County has 40.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $206K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Young County would have about 30, against 31 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,529 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Young County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Young County at 18,154 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,643 households. Median household income in Young County is $68,010, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Young County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,735 of 2,385 scored counties.
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