Beauty and personal care · County · Florida
Hair salons in Indian River County, FL
The hair salons in Indian River County, FL, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,699 of 2,339 scored counties
#42 of 63 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 183
- 41 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 59
- +13.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.4M
- On personal care products and services · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $352K
- 18% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.8
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,799
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Indian River County spend about $64.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $352K per salon, 18% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Indian River County has 183 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 25.8, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Indian River County in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,200 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 384 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Indian River County from 2020 to 2025 at +7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Indian River County is 39 (lower middle), #1,699 of 2,339 scored counties and #42 of 63 scored counties in Florida.
How Indian River County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Indian River County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.8 | 27.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $352K | $333K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,200 | 1,162 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.5% | +15.0% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $910 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,491 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 52 → 59+13.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 273
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 384Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 18341 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 150The 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 Indian River 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 Indian River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,799+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 70,816
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,404
- Median home value
- $351,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,126
- Daytime population
- 157,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 86 | 66 | 9.4 | $953K | +21.1% | #30 of 2,339 |
| 2Wakulla County, FL | 70 | 21 | 16.5 | $550K | +12.3% | #289 of 2,339 |
| 3Glades County, FL | 68 | 5 | 11.1 | $661K | +9.9% | #348 of 2,339 |
| 4St. Johns County, FL | 65 | 250 | 21.6 | $515K | +25.0% | #453 of 2,339 |
| 5Putnam County, FL | 64 | 38 | 12.1 | $604K | +5.9% | #484 of 2,339 |
| 6Santa Rosa County, FL | 63 | 160 | 22.0 | $446K | +11.7% | #556 of 2,339 |
| 7Gadsden County, FL | 61 | 14 | 8.3 | $870K | +2.0% | #618 of 2,339 |
| 8Polk County, FL | 60 | 533 | 18.4 | $456K | +19.8% | #690 of 2,339 |
| 9Suwannee County, FL | 60 | 30 | 18.6 | $415K | +10.6% | #700 of 2,339 |
| 10Gilchrist County, FL | 59 | 13 | 18.2 | $460K | +14.5% | #748 of 2,339 |
| 42Indian River County, FL | 39 | 183 | 25.8 | $352K | +7.7% | #1,699 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Indian River 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 spas36
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care41
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Indian River County, FL?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 183 hair salons in Indian River County. 41 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 59 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 13.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 384 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indian River County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $64.4M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $352K 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 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indian River County, FL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Indian River County has 25.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $352K, 18% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Indian River County would have about 150, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,200 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% 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. Indian River County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,699 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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