Beauty and personal care · County · Maine
Hair salons in Kennebec County, ME
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Kennebec County, ME, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #561 of 2,339 scored counties
#6 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 118
- 26 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $50.1M
- On personal care products and services · $923 a household
- Spending per listing
- $425K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,067
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 118 hair salons in Kennebec County. 26 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 21.7 for every 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Kennebec County comes to about $50.1M a year: $923 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That is about $425K of household spending for each salon on map listings, in line with 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 13 businesses with payroll in Kennebec County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 4,178 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 239 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Kennebec County grew 3.5% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Kennebec County is 63 (upper middle), #561 of 2,339 scored counties and #6 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Kennebec 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 | Kennebec County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $425K | $443K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,178 | 2,038 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $923 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,077 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 84
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 239Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11826 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 117The 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 Kennebec 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 Kennebec County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,067+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 54,312
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 868 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 146
- Median household income
- $69,077+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,742
- Median home value
- $238,200
- Jobs located here
- 65,677
- Daytime population
- 134,017Residents 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 |
Other business types in Kennebec 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 spas61
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care60
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Kennebec County, ME?
Kennebec County has 118 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 239 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Kennebec County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $50.1M a year, or $923 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $425K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,312 households in Kennebec County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kennebec County, ME compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Kennebec County has 21.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $425K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Kennebec County would have about 117, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,178 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Kennebec County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Kennebec County at 129,067 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 54,312 households. The median household income in Kennebec County is $69,077 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Kennebec County scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #561 of 2,339 scored counties.
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