Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Hawaii
Hair salons in the Kapaa, HI area
The hair salons in the Kapaa, HI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #142 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii
- Listings
- 58
- 7 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,112 a household
- Spending per listing
- $453K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.5
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 73,400
- +0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Kapaa area spend about $26.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,112 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $453K per salon, 5% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 58 hair salons on map listings in the Kapaa area as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 24.5 per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Kapaa area in 2023. That is one for every 2,148 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 138 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in the Kapaa area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, the Kapaa area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #142 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 2 scored small-town markets based in Hawaii.
How the Kapaa 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 | Kapaa area | Hawaii | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.5 | 18.8 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $453K | $608K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,148 | 1,470 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −2.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.3% | −1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,112 | $1,143 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $97,668 | $100,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 138Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 587 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 Kapaa 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 Kapaa area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 73,400+0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,632
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 620 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 119
- Median household income
- $97,668+16.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,466
- Median home value
- $873,200
- Jobs located here
- 28,378
- Daytime population
- 63,469Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Hawaii market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Hawaii for hair salons, numbered among those based in Hawaii, with the Kapaa area marked.
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 Kapaa 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 spas44
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops80
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care31
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Kapaa, HI area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 58 hair salons in the Kapaa area. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 138 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Kapaa, HI area spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.3M 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 58 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $453K 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 23,632 households in the Kapaa area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Kapaa, HI area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Kapaa area has 24.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $453K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Kapaa area would have about 61, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,148 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Kapaa, HI area growing?
Population estimates put the Kapaa area at 73,400 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,632 households. Median household income in the Kapaa area is $97,668, 21% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 16.9%, 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 Kapaa area scores 61 for hair salons (upper middle), #142 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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