Beauty and personal care · County · Maryland
Hair salons in Frederick County, MD
The hair salons in Frederick County, MD, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #461 of 2,339 scored counties
#5 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 250
- 40 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 74
- −2.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $121.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,165 a household
- Spending per listing
- $487K
- 13% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.9
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 302,883
- +11.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 250 hair salons in Frederick County. 40 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.9, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,165 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in Frederick County spend about $121.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $487K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 13% 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 74 businesses with payroll in Frederick County classed as beauty salons, down 2.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,414 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 417 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $335K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Frederick County.
Population estimates put the population change in Frederick County from 2020 to 2025 at +11.0%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Frederick County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #461 of 2,339 scored counties and #5 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Frederick 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 | Frederick County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.9 | 23.5 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $487K | $457K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,414 | 1,595 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.6% | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +11.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,165 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $122,002 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 76 → 74−2.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 422
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $15.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 417Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 25040 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 283The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $335K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Frederick 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 Frederick County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 302,883+11.0% since 2020
- Households
- 104,635
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 661 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 434
- Median household income
- $122,002+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $148,311
- Median home value
- $464,600
- Jobs located here
- 108,637
- Daytime population
- 254,360Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for hair salons, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Frederick County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Frederick 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 spas59
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops79
- Nail salons67
- Spas and skin care62
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Frederick County, MD?
Frederick County has 250 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 74 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 2.6% from 2019. Another 417 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Frederick County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $121.9M a year, or $1,165 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 250 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $487K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 104,635 households in Frederick County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Frederick County, MD compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Frederick County has 23.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $487K, 13% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Frederick County would have about 283, against 250 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,414 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Frederick County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Frederick County at 302,883 people in 2025, up 11.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 104,635 households. The median household income in Frederick County is $122,002 a year, 51% above 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. Frederick County scores 65 for hair salons (upper middle), #461 of 2,339 scored counties.
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