Beauty and personal care · County · Maine
Hair salons in Cumberland County, ME
How Cumberland County, ME 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,080 of 2,339 scored counties
#13 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 353
- 52 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 102
- +3.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $146.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,105 a household
- Spending per listing
- $414K
- 4% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.7
- 14% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 317,222
- +4.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Cumberland County comes to about $146.1M a year: $1,105 per household, 10% above the U.S. average. That works out to $414K per salon, 4% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 353 hair salons on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. Of those, 52 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 26.7 per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Cumberland County in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,296 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 614 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $639K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cumberland County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cumberland County grew 4.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Cumberland County is 52 (upper middle), #1,080 of 2,339 scored counties and #13 of 16 scored counties in Maine.
How Cumberland County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Cumberland County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.7 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $414K | $443K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,296 | 2,038 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.0% | −3.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,105 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $95,677 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 99 → 102+3.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 410
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 614Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35352 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 339The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $639K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 317,222+4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 132,168
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 836 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 369
- Median household income
- $95,677+30.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,060
- Median home value
- $451,200
- Jobs located here
- 199,197
- Daytime population
- 355,731Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1York County, ME | 72 | 190 | 20.8 | $501K | +4.8% | #247 of 2,339 |
| 2Waldo County, ME | 65 | 29 | 16.6 | $558K | +2.6% | #448 of 2,339 |
| 3Somerset County, ME | 65 | 39 | 16.8 | $499K | +2.3% | #457 of 2,339 |
| 4Sagadahoc County, ME | 64 | 35 | 21.3 | $478K | +3.4% | #503 of 2,339 |
| 5Oxford County, ME | 63 | 46 | 19.1 | $459K | +4.2% | #553 of 2,339 |
| 6Kennebec County, ME | 63 | 118 | 21.7 | $425K | +3.5% | #561 of 2,339 |
| 7Piscataquis County, ME | 60 | 14 | 16.7 | $513K | +3.5% | #679 of 2,339 |
| 8Androscoggin County, ME | 58 | 90 | 19.2 | $474K | +4.8% | #781 of 2,339 |
| 9Aroostook County, ME | 55 | 53 | 17.7 | $475K | −0.7% | #914 of 2,339 |
| 10Penobscot County, ME | 54 | 153 | 23.5 | $391K | +3.8% | #985 of 2,339 |
| 13Cumberland County, ME | 52 | 353 | 26.7 | $414K | +4.5% | #1,080 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 spas46
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Cumberland County, ME?
As of September 2026, map listings count 353 hair salons in Cumberland County. 52 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 102 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 3.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 614 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cumberland County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $146.1M a year, or $1,105 per household. That is 10% above the U.S. average (an index of 110, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 353 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $414K 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 132,168 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, ME compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Cumberland County has 26.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $414K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 339, against 353 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,296 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 317,222 people in 2025, up 4.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 132,168 households. Median household income in Cumberland County is $95,677, 19% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.9%, 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. 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. Cumberland County scores 52 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,080 of 2,339 scored counties.
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