Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Alaska
Hair salons in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #70 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska
- Listings
- 54
- 6 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $39.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,076 a household
- Spending per listing
- $724K
- 68% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 93,972
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,076 per household (7% above the U.S. average), households in the Fairbanks-College metro area spend about $39.1M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 54 hair salons, that is $724K per salon, 68% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 54 hair salons on map listings in the Fairbanks-College metro area as of September 2026. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.9, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Fairbanks-College metro area was 22 in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,653 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Fairbanks-College metro area declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Fairbanks-College metro area scores 63 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #70 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 2 scored metro areas based in Alaska. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Fairbanks-College metro area compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons 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 | Fairbanks-College metro area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 19.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $724K | $553K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,653 | 1,892 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +10.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,076 | $1,095 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,267 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 220.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 89
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 102Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 546 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 beauty salons in the Fairbanks-College metro area, 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 the Fairbanks-College metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 93,972−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 36,359
- Median age
- 35.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 7,335 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 13
- Median household income
- $88,267+14.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,548
- Median home value
- $298,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Alaska for hair salons, numbered among those based in Alaska, with the Fairbanks-College metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Alaska
| 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 |
Other business types in the Fairbanks-College metro area
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 spas59
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 hair salons in the Fairbanks-College metro area. 6 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 102 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $39.1M a year, or $1,076 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $724K 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 36,359 households in the Fairbanks-College metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Fairbanks-College metro area has 14.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $724K, 68% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Fairbanks-College metro area would have about 91, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,653 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Fairbanks-College, AK metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Fairbanks-College metro area at 93,972 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,359 households. Median household income in the Fairbanks-College metro area is $88,267, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.6%, 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. The Fairbanks-College metro area scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #70 of 387 scored metro areas.
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