Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Hair salons in Porter County, IN
The hair salons in Porter County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #721 of 2,339 scored counties
#39 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 132
- 27 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 52
- +8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $552K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.2
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 132 hair salons in Porter County. 27 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 19.2 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Porter County comes to about $72.8M a year: $1,061 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $552K per salon, 28% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Porter County was 52 in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 348 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $402K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Porter County.
Population estimates show Porter County grew 1.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Porter County has a Groundwork market score of 59 (upper middle): #721 of 2,339 scored counties and #39 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.2 | 21.1 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $552K | $460K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,320 | 1,889 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.3% | +6.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,061 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 51 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 48 → 52+8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 380
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 348Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 13227 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 169The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $402K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents 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 |
| 39Porter County, IN | 59 | 132 | 19.2 | $552K | +1.6% | #721 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Porter 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 spas52
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops75
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Porter County, IN?
Porter County has 132 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 27 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 52 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 8.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 348 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $72.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 132 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $552K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Porter County has 19.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $552K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Porter County would have about 169, against 132 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,320 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 59 for hair salons (upper middle), #721 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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