Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Hawaii
Hair salons in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area
The hair salons in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 78 out of 100: High
Ranked #16 of 538 scored small-town markets
#1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 110
- 16 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 37
- +2.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $75M
- On personal care products and services · $1,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $682K
- 58% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 210,043
- +4.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Hilo-Kailua area is 78 (high), #16 of 538 scored small-town markets and #1 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for hair salons.
As of September 2026, map listings count 110 hair salons in the Hilo-Kailua area. 16 of them (15%) 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.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Hilo-Kailua area comes to about $75M a year: $1,013 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $682K per salon, 58% 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.
Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Hilo-Kailua area in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,002 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $26K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Hilo-Kailua area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Hilo-Kailua area grew 4.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Hilo-Kailua area compares
The same measures for Hawaii 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 | Hilo-Kailua area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 18.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $682K | $608K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,002 | 1,470 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +2.8% | −2.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.6% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,013 | $1,143 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $78,639 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 78 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 37+2.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 308Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11016 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 174The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $26K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Hilo-Kailua 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 Hilo-Kailua area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 210,043+4.6% since 2020
- Households
- 74,072
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 51
- Median household income
- $78,639+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,737
- Median home value
- $519,300
- Jobs located here
- 69,607
- Daytime population
- 224,838Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Hawaii
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hilo-Kailua, HI | 78 | 110 | 14.9 | $682K | +4.6% | #16 of 538 |
| 2Kapaa, HI | 61 | 58 | 24.5 | $453K | +0.3% | #142 of 538 |
Other business types in the Hilo-Kailua 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 spas72
- Hair salons78
- Barbershops93
- Nail salons85
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area?
The Hilo-Kailua area has 110 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 37 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 2.8% from 2019. Another 308 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Hilo-Kailua, HI area spend on personal care products and services?
About $75M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $682K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,072 households in the Hilo-Kailua area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Hilo-Kailua, HI area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Hilo-Kailua area has 14.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $682K, 58% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Hilo-Kailua area would have about 174, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,002 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 2.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Hilo-Kailua, HI area growing?
Population estimates put the Hilo-Kailua area at 210,043 people in 2025, up 4.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,072 households. The median household income in the Hilo-Kailua area is $78,639 a year, 3% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Hilo-Kailua area scores 78 for hair salons (high), #16 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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