Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Hair salons in LaPorte County, IN
How LaPorte County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #806 of 2,339 scored counties
#43 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 74
- 16 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- −8.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $41.3M
- On personal care products and services · $947 a household
- Spending per listing
- $559K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.0
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 111,294
- −0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 74 hair salons in LaPorte County. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 17.0 for every 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in LaPorte County spend about $41.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $947 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. Spread across 74 hair salons, that is $559K per salon, 30% 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 23 businesses with payroll in LaPorte County classed as beauty salons, down 8.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,897 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 236 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $324K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in LaPorte County.
Population estimates show LaPorte County declined 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in LaPorte County is 57 (upper middle), #806 of 2,339 scored counties and #43 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How LaPorte 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 | LaPorte County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.0 | 21.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $559K | $460K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,897 | 1,889 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.0% | +6.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $947 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,055 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 25 → 23−8.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 132
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 236Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $324K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in LaPorte 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 LaPorte County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 111,294−0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 43,633
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 187
- Median household income
- $71,055+32.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,682
- Median home value
- $195,500
- Jobs located here
- 39,820
- Daytime population
- 107,276Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 43LaPorte County, IN | 57 | 74 | 17.0 | $559K | −0.9% | #806 of 2,339 |
Other business types in LaPorte 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 spas54
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in LaPorte County, IN?
There are 74 hair salons on map listings in LaPorte County as of September 2026. 16 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 8.0% from 2019. Official counts list 236 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in LaPorte County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.3M a year, or $947 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 74 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $559K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,633 households in LaPorte County and national spending patterns by income.
How does LaPorte County, IN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
LaPorte County has 17.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $559K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, LaPorte County would have about 96, against 74 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,897 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is LaPorte County, IN growing?
Population estimates put LaPorte County at 111,294 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 43,633 households. The median household income in LaPorte County is $71,055 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.4% 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. 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. LaPorte County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #806 of 2,339 scored counties.
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