Beauty and personal care · County · Connecticut
Hair salons in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #636 of 2,339 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 163
- 26 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 53
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $86.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $529K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.0
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 163 hair salons in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Of those, 26 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 22.0 per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,164 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $86.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 163 hair salons, that is $529K per salon, 23% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 53 businesses with payroll in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,398 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 305 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region grew 2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is 61 (upper middle), #636 of 2,339 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.0 | 26.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $529K | $425K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,398 | 1,367 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −8.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,164 | $1,124 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 53
- Employees, 2023
- 260
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $7.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 305Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16326 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 200The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley 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 spas53
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
There are 163 hair salons on map listings in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region as of September 2026. 26 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 53 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 305 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on personal care products and services?
About $86.2M a year, or $1,164 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 163 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $529K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 22.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $529K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 200, against 163 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,398 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% 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 Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 61 for hair salons (upper middle), #636 of 2,339 scored counties.
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