Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Hair salons in Dearborn County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Dearborn County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #333 of 2,339 scored counties
#20 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 39
- 8 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $525K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,609
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,009 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Dearborn County spend about $20.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $525K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 39 hair salons on map listings in Dearborn County as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 21%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 19.2 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Dearborn County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,897 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 129 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $186K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dearborn County.
Population estimates put the population change in Dearborn County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Dearborn County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #333 of 2,339 scored counties and #20 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Dearborn County compares
The same measures for Indiana 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 | Dearborn County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 21.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $525K | $460K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,897 | 1,889 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +6.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,009 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,735 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 37
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $946K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 129Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 398 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $186K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dearborn 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 Dearborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,609+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 20,282
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 305 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $84,735+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,812
- Median home value
- $243,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,887
- Daytime population
- 39,625Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for hair salons, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Dearborn County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morgan County, IN | 86 | 45 | 15.9 | $641K | +4.4% | #35 of 2,339 |
| 2LaGrange County, IN | 81 | 13 | 10.1 | $1M | +1.9% | #64 of 2,339 |
| 3Brown County, IN | 81 | 7 | 10.3 | $966K | +1.9% | #65 of 2,339 |
| 4Clark County, IN | 81 | 80 | 15.6 | $621K | +7.5% | #70 of 2,339 |
| 5Boone County, IN | 78 | 57 | 19.8 | $622K | +13.5% | #105 of 2,339 |
| 6DeKalb County, IN | 77 | 27 | 15.8 | $602K | +2.9% | #123 of 2,339 |
| 7Warrick County, IN | 77 | 47 | 18.7 | $582K | +4.4% | #124 of 2,339 |
| 8Parke County, IN | 76 | 7 | 11.4 | $795K | +3.0% | #130 of 2,339 |
| 9Spencer County, IN | 74 | 10 | 12.4 | $767K | +1.2% | #169 of 2,339 |
| 10Hancock County, IN | 74 | 73 | 21.8 | $510K | +13.5% | #192 of 2,339 |
| 20Dearborn County, IN | 69 | 39 | 19.2 | $525K | +1.7% | #333 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Dearborn 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 spas72
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons77
- Spas and skin care73
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Dearborn County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 39 hair salons in Dearborn County. 8 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 129 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dearborn County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.5M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 39 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $525K 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 20,282 households in Dearborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dearborn County, IN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Dearborn County has 19.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $525K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Dearborn County would have about 48, against 39 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,897 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Dearborn County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dearborn County at 51,609 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,282 households. Median household income in Dearborn County is $84,735, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Dearborn County scores 69 for hair salons (upper middle), #333 of 2,339 scored counties.
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