Beauty and personal care · County · Connecticut
Hair salons in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT
How the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #693 of 2,339 scored counties
#5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 303
- 21 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 66
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $133M
- On personal care products and services · $1,112 a household
- Spending per listing
- $439K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.3
- 8% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 337,697
- +4.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region spend about $133M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,112 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $439K per salon, 2% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 303 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 25.3 per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 1,813 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 634 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $972K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region.
Population estimates put the population change in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region from 2020 to 2025 at +4.1%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #693 of 2,339 scored counties and #5 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.3 | 26.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $439K | $425K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,813 | 1,367 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.1% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,112 | $1,124 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,667 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66
- Employees, 2023
- 436
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 634Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30321 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 309The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $972K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, 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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 337,697+4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 119,633
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 140 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,349
- Median household income
- $89,667
- Average household income
- $139,143
- Median home value
- $428,800
- Jobs located here
- 117,586
- Daytime population
- 303,573Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for hair salons, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 72 | 78 | 19.8 | $541K | +3.0% | #243 of 2,339 |
| 2Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 71 | 101 | 21.1 | $524K | +2.2% | #265 of 2,339 |
| 3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 61 | 163 | 22.0 | $529K | +2.3% | #636 of 2,339 |
| 4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 61 | 393 | 21.8 | $483K | +3.2% | #641 of 2,339 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 60 | 303 | 25.3 | $439K | +4.1% | #693 of 2,339 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 59 | 247 | 21.3 | $490K | +2.0% | #740 of 2,339 |
| 7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 50 | 708 | 30.1 | $433K | +3.5% | #1,187 of 2,339 |
| 8Capitol Planning Region, CT | 48 | 1,108 | 28.3 | $389K | +3.1% | #1,296 of 2,339 |
| 9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 44 | 694 | 30.1 | $358K | +2.5% | #1,493 of 2,339 |
Other business types in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
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 spas47
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care63
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 303 hair salons in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region. 21 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 66 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 634 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT spend on personal care products and services?
About $133M a year, or $1,112 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 303 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $439K 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 119,633 households in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Greater Bridgeport Planning Region has 25.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $439K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region would have about 309, against 303 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,813 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region at 337,697 people in 2025, up 4.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 119,633 households. Median household income in the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region is $89,667, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Greater Bridgeport Planning Region scores 60 for hair salons (upper middle), #693 of 2,339 scored counties.
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