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Hair salons in Colfax County, NE

The hair salons in Colfax County, NE, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #429 of 2,339 scored counties
#5 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska

Listings
8
2 chain locations (25%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,008 a household
Spending per listing
$467K
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.6
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
10,934
+3.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Household spending on personal care products and services in Colfax County comes to about $3.7M a year: $1,008 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $467K per salon, 9% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 8 hair salons on map listings in Colfax County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.6, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Colfax County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Colfax County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Colfax County is 66 (upper middle), #429 of 2,339 scored counties and #5 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Colfax County compares

The same measures for Nebraska 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.

Hair salons in Colfax County, NE compared with Nebraska and the U.S.
MeasureColfax CountyNebraskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.621.823.4
Spending per listing$467K$460K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,3391,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−3.1%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+2.8%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,008$1,004$1,005
Median household income$82,530$76,475$80,734
Groundwork market score6646

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
20Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
82 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Colfax 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 Colfax County

Population, 2025 estimate
10,934+3.6% since 2020
Households
3,707
Median age
36.1
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
2.2
Land area
412 sq. mi.
People per square mile
26
Median household income
$82,530+40.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$100,003
Median home value
$144,700
Jobs located here
5,506
Daytime population
10,234Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Nebraska

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The highest-scoring counties in Nebraska for hair salons, numbered among those based in Nebraska, with Colfax County marked.

Top counties in Nebraska

Counties in Nebraska ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Saunders County, NE861516.9$641K+6.0%#34 of 2,339
2Sarpy County, NE7811815.9$727K+9.0%#99 of 2,339
3Seward County, NE731116.2$629K+2.3%#205 of 2,339
4Cass County, NE701312.0$915K+3.9%#273 of 2,339
5Colfax County, NE66821.6$467K+3.6%#429 of 2,339
6Platte County, NE622820.5$465K+3.9%#604 of 2,339
7Washington County, NE611315.4$715K+1.8%#619 of 2,339
8Dodge County, NE552919.1$499K+2.6%#910 of 2,339
9Gage County, NE541819.3$476K+0.2%#965 of 2,339
10Saline County, NE541223.3$423K+1.9%#977 of 2,339

Other business types in Colfax County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Colfax County, NE?

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 hair salons in Colfax County. 2 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Colfax County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 20 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Colfax County, NE spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.7M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $467K 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 3,707 households in Colfax County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Colfax County, NE compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Colfax County has 21.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $467K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Colfax County would have about 9, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Colfax County, NE growing?

Population estimates put Colfax County at 10,934 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,707 households. Median household income in Colfax County is $82,530, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 40.2%, 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. Colfax County scores 66 for hair salons (upper middle), #429 of 2,339 scored counties.

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