Market rankings · Alaska
Hair salons in Alaska
Every metro area, small-town market and county in Alaska, ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 536
- 64 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 143
- +10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.2M
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $553K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #5 of 51
- Market score 68 · Upper middle
A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Alaska has 536 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.8, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Alaska spend about $296.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. Spread across 536 hair salons, that is $553K per salon, 28% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
In 2023, official counts showed 143 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as beauty salons, up 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,892 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $306K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #5 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest (63). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest (59).
Every market in Alaska for hair salons
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairbanks-College, AK | 63 | 54 | 14.9 | $724K | −1.4% | #70 of 387 |
| 2Anchorage, AK | 61 | 364 | 24.5 | $464K | +1.9% | #92 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ketchikan, AK | 59 | 9 | 15.7 | $681K | −2.6% | #157 of 538 |
| 2Juneau, AK | 58 | 29 | 22.0 | $517K | −1.8% | #169 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 65 | 95 | 23.8 | $455K | +10.4% | #465 of 2,339 |
| 2Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 63 | 54 | 14.9 | $724K | −1.4% | #518 of 2,339 |
| 3Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 63 | 47 | 19.3 | $529K | +5.1% | #538 of 2,339 |
| 4Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 58 | 9 | 15.7 | $681K | −2.6% | #761 of 2,339 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 55 | 29 | 22.0 | $517K | −1.8% | #907 of 2,339 |
| 6Anchorage Municipality, AK | 53 | 269 | 24.8 | $467K | −1.3% | #1,012 of 2,339 |
| 7Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 45 | 11 | 23.7 | $433K | −5.0% | #1,426 of 2,339 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 2.1 | $4.7M | −1.5% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 7.1 | $1.4M | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 6 | 17.4 | $625K | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 8.0 | $1.2M | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 8.3 | $1.1M | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.5 | $1.2M | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 7.3 | $1.3M | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 20.5 | $443K | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 11.1 | $902K | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 2 | 44.4 | $237K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 hair salons on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many hair salons are in Alaska?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 536 hair salons in Alaska. 64 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 10.0% from 2019. Official counts list 912 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Alaska spend on personal care products and services?
About $296.2M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 536 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $553K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Alaska has 19.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $553K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Alaska would have about 688, against 536 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,892 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for hair salons?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest, at 63 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 7 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 65 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 68 for hair salons (upper middle), #5 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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