Beauty and personal care · County · Massachusetts
Hair salons in Essex County, MA
The hair salons in Essex County, MA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,519 of 2,339 scored counties
#14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 914
- 98 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 335
- +9.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $360.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,151 a household
- Spending per listing
- $394K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.2
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,653
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Essex County spend about $360.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,151 per household, 15% above the U.S. average. Spread across 914 hair salons, that is $394K per salon, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Essex County has 914 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 98 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 29.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 335 businesses with payroll in Essex County classed as beauty salons, up 9.5% from 2019. That is one for every 935 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 1,694 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 26 SBA-backed loans worth $3.5M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Essex County.
Population estimates put the population change in Essex County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Essex County has a Groundwork market score of 43 (lower middle): #1,519 of 2,339 scored counties and #14 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Essex County compares
The same measures for Massachusetts 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 | Essex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.2 | 24.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $394K | $486K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 935 | 1,084 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +9.5% | +3.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,151 | $1,165 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,883 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 306 → 335+9.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,546
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,694Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91498 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 838The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 26
- Amount
- $3.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Essex 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 Essex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,653+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 313,147
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 493 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,651
- Median household income
- $101,883+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $140,108
- Median home value
- $619,100
- Jobs located here
- 329,644
- Daytime population
- 736,954Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Massachusetts
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hampshire County, MA | 69 | 118 | 19.0 | $556K | +10.4% | #328 of 2,339 |
| 2Franklin County, MA | 65 | 50 | 15.8 | $606K | −0.3% | #443 of 2,339 |
| 3Worcester County, MA | 63 | 750 | 22.3 | $497K | +3.7% | #547 of 2,339 |
| 4Berkshire County, MA | 61 | 100 | 17.4 | $572K | −1.2% | #629 of 2,339 |
| 5Plymouth County, MA | 60 | 469 | 23.1 | $524K | +3.5% | #676 of 2,339 |
| 6Norfolk County, MA | 57 | 694 | 24.5 | $532K | +2.2% | #808 of 2,339 |
| 7Barnstable County, MA | 57 | 225 | 21.3 | $527K | +2.4% | #809 of 2,339 |
| 8Middlesex County, MA | 57 | 1,614 | 25.4 | $510K | +2.8% | #815 of 2,339 |
| 9Dukes County, MA | 55 | 19 | 25.1 | $498K | +3.1% | #911 of 2,339 |
| 10Bristol County, MA | 51 | 573 | 24.5 | $426K | +2.9% | #1,126 of 2,339 |
| 14Essex County, MA | 43 | 914 | 29.2 | $394K | +2.3% | #1,519 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Essex 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 spas38
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops48
- Nail salons43
- 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 Essex County, MA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 914 hair salons in Essex County. 98 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 335 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 9.5% from 2019. Official counts list 1,694 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Essex County, MA spend on personal care products and services?
About $360.4M a year, or $1,151 per household. That is 15% above the U.S. average (an index of 115, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 914 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $394K 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 313,147 households in Essex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Essex County, MA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Essex County has 29.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $394K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Essex County would have about 838, against 914 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 935 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Essex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Essex County at 826,653 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 313,147 households. Median household income in Essex County is $101,883, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Essex County scores 43 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,519 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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