Beauty and personal care · County · Maryland
Hair salons in Carroll County, MD
The hair salons in Carroll County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #672 of 2,339 scored counties
#12 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 129
- 29 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- −11.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $73.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,138 a household
- Spending per listing
- $567K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,677
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Carroll County spend about $73.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,138 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $567K per salon, 32% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 129 hair salons on map listings in Carroll County as of September 2026. 29 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 20.1, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Carroll County in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,169 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 308 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $722K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Carroll County.
Population estimates show Carroll County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Carroll County scores 60 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #672 of 2,339 scored counties and #12 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Carroll County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Carroll County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $567K | $457K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,169 | 1,595 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.3% | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,138 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $118,211 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 62 → 55−11.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 451
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 308Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12929 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 170The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $722K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,677+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 64,285
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 448 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 392
- Median household income
- $118,211+22.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $142,587
- Median home value
- $434,000
- Jobs located here
- 57,897
- Daytime population
- 147,678Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Queen Anne’s County, MD | 77 | 36 | 18.1 | $616K | +8.8% | #120 of 2,339 |
| 2Cecil County, MD | 70 | 61 | 15.0 | $655K | +3.2% | #281 of 2,339 |
| 3Calvert County, MD | 68 | 45 | 13.4 | $899K | +1.7% | #340 of 2,339 |
| 4Charles County, MD | 68 | 149 | 24.5 | $470K | +5.9% | #374 of 2,339 |
| 5Frederick County, MD | 65 | 250 | 23.9 | $487K | +11.0% | #461 of 2,339 |
| 6Montgomery County, MD | 64 | 773 | 19.9 | $611K | +1.3% | #483 of 2,339 |
| 7St. Mary’s County, MD | 64 | 83 | 19.6 | $582K | +2.4% | #488 of 2,339 |
| 8Somerset County, MD | 62 | 9 | 10.8 | $731K | +1.7% | #568 of 2,339 |
| 9Harford County, MD | 62 | 194 | 19.1 | $574K | +2.0% | #579 of 2,339 |
| 10Anne Arundel County, MD | 62 | 477 | 21.2 | $553K | +1.7% | #582 of 2,339 |
| 12Carroll County, MD | 60 | 129 | 20.1 | $567K | +2.2% | #672 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 spas57
- Hair salons60
- Barbershops76
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Carroll County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 129 hair salons in Carroll County. 29 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 11.3% from 2019. Official counts list 308 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $73.2M a year, or $1,138 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 129 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $567K 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 64,285 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, MD compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Carroll County has 20.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $567K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Carroll County would have about 170, against 129 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,169 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 176,677 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 64,285 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $118,211, 46% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.2%, 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. Carroll County scores 60 for hair salons (upper middle), #672 of 2,339 scored counties.
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