Beauty and personal care · County · Massachusetts
Hair salons in Middlesex County, MA
How Middlesex County, MA 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 57 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #815 of 2,339 scored counties
#8 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts
- Listings
- 1,614
- 210 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 674
- +5.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $823.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,298 a household
- Spending per listing
- $510K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.4
- 9% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,669,979
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,614 hair salons in Middlesex County. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 25.4 for every 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Middlesex County comes to about $823.5M a year: $1,298 per household, 29% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,614 hair salons, that is $510K per salon, 19% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Middlesex County was 674 in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. That is one for every 941 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 1,795 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 36 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Middlesex County.
Population estimates show Middlesex County grew 2.8% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Middlesex County has a Groundwork market score of 57 (upper middle): #815 of 2,339 scored counties and #8 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.
How Middlesex 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 | Middlesex County | Massachusetts | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.4 | 24.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $510K | $486K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 941 | 1,084 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.5% | +3.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,298 | $1,165 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $130,847 | $103,960 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 57 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 639 → 674+5.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 3,486
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $123.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,795Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,614210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,914The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 36
- Amount
- $9.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Middlesex 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 Middlesex County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,669,979+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 634,215
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 61%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 818 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,003
- Median household income
- $130,847+27.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $178,065
- Median home value
- $727,800
- Jobs located here
- 949,767
- Daytime population
- 1,753,217Residents 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 |
Other business types in Middlesex 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 spas48
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops68
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Middlesex County, MA?
Middlesex County has 1,614 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 210 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 674 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 5.5% from 2019. Official counts list 1,795 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Middlesex County, MA spend on personal care products and services?
About $823.5M a year, or $1,298 per household. That is 29% above the U.S. average (an index of 129, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,614 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $510K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 634,215 households in Middlesex County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Middlesex County, MA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Middlesex County has 25.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 9% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $510K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Middlesex County would have about 1,914, against 1,614 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 941 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Middlesex County, MA growing?
Population estimates put Middlesex County at 1,669,979 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 634,215 households. The median household income in Middlesex County is $130,847 a year, 62% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.5% 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. Middlesex County scores 57 for hair salons (upper middle), #815 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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