Beauty and personal care · County · Maine
Hair salons in York County, ME
How York 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #247 of 2,339 scored counties
#1 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 190
- 20 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $95.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,042 a household
- Spending per listing
- $501K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.8
- 11% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 222,434
- +4.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 190 hair salons in York County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 11%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.8, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in York County comes to about $95.2M a year: $1,042 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $501K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 16% 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 36 businesses with payroll in York County classed as beauty salons, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 2,539 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 536 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in York County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of York County grew 4.8%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, York County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #247 of 2,339 scored counties and #1 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How York 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 | York County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.8 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $501K | $443K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,539 | 2,038 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −3.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.8% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,042 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,333 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 360.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 139
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 536Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 19020 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 221The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in York 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 York County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 222,434+4.8% since 2020
- Households
- 91,413
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 991 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 219
- Median household income
- $88,333+30.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,468
- Median home value
- $395,700
- Jobs located here
- 68,466
- Daytime population
- 181,796Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maine market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maine for hair salons, numbered among those based in Maine, with York County marked.
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 York 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 spas62
- Hair salons72
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons75
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in York County, ME?
There are 190 hair salons on map listings in York County as of September 2026. 20 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 536 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in York County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $95.2M a year, or $1,042 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 190 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $501K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 91,413 households in York County and national spending patterns by income.
How does York County, ME compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
York County has 20.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $501K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, York County would have about 221, against 190 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,539 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is York County, ME growing?
Population estimates put York County at 222,434 people in 2025, up 4.8% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 91,413 households. The median household income in York County is $88,333 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.2% 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. York County scores 72 for hair salons (upper middle), #247 of 2,339 scored counties.
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