Beauty and personal care · County · Nevada
Hair salons in Carson City, NV
The hair salons in Carson City, NV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,122 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 80
- 10 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 20
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.8M
- On personal care products and services · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $285K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.8
- 44% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,571
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Carson City is 26 (lower middle), #2,122 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 9 scored counties in Nevada. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 80 hair salons in Carson City. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 13%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 33.8 for every 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Carson City comes to about $22.8M a year: $961 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $285K per salon, 34% below 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 20 businesses with payroll in Carson City classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Carson City from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Carson City compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Carson City | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.8 | 22.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $285K | $456K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,185 | 1,833 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $961 | $1,005 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,355 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 16 → 20
- Employees, 2023
- 74
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 123Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8010 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The 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 Carson City, 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 Carson City
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,571−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 23,692
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 145 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 404
- Median household income
- $72,355+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,042
- Median home value
- $453,000
- Jobs located here
- 29,300
- Daytime population
- 60,751Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 87 | 30 | 12.6 | $778K | +9.5% | #26 of 2,339 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 73 | 39 | 17.6 | $506K | +10.3% | #216 of 2,339 |
| 3Elko County, NV | 68 | 43 | 21.9 | $462K | +2.1% | #376 of 2,339 |
| 4Clark County, NV | 61 | 1,868 | 21.7 | $459K | +5.8% | #648 of 2,339 |
| 5Washoe County, NV | 61 | 470 | 23.6 | $452K | +4.4% | #650 of 2,339 |
| 6Humboldt County, NV | 60 | 13 | 18.8 | $514K | 0.0% | #678 of 2,339 |
| 7Douglas County, NV | 57 | 57 | 26.7 | $408K | +1.2% | #841 of 2,339 |
| 8Churchill County, NV | 46 | 27 | 28.4 | $343K | +1.1% | #1,397 of 2,339 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 26 | 80 | 33.8 | $285K | −0.2% | #2,122 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Carson City
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 spas31
- Hair salons26
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care38
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Carson City, NV?
There are 80 hair salons on map listings in Carson City as of September 2026. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 20 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 123 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carson City, NV spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.8M a year, or $961 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 80 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $285K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,692 households in Carson City and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carson City, NV compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Carson City has 33.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 44% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $285K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Carson City would have about 53, against 80 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,185 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Carson City, NV growing?
Population estimates put Carson City at 58,571 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,692 households. The median household income in Carson City is $72,355 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Carson City scores 26 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,122 of 2,339 scored counties.
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