Beauty and personal care · County · New Hampshire
Hair salons in Belknap County, NH
The hair salons in Belknap County, NH, 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 #1,526 of 2,339 scored counties
#9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 79
- 12 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- −10.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $355K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.0
- 28% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 79 hair salons in Belknap County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 30.0 for every 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,065 per household (6% above the U.S. average), households in Belknap County spend about $28.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $355K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 17% 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.
Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Belknap County in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,463 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 126 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Belknap County.
Population estimates put the population change in Belknap County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Belknap County is 43 (lower middle), #1,526 of 2,339 scored counties and #9 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire.
How Belknap County compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Belknap County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.0 | 27.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $355K | $406K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,463 | 1,379 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.0% | −8.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,065 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 18−10.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 56
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 126Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7912 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Belknap 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 Belknap County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Hampshire for hair salons, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with Belknap County marked.
Top counties in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NH | 78 | 28 | 16.8 | $593K | +2.1% | #106 of 2,339 |
| 2Strafford County, NH | 63 | 110 | 21.1 | $509K | +3.0% | #543 of 2,339 |
| 3Carroll County, NH | 62 | 60 | 27.5 | $378K | +5.0% | #616 of 2,339 |
| 4Grafton County, NH | 57 | 83 | 22.4 | $476K | +2.2% | #827 of 2,339 |
| 5Merrimack County, NH | 53 | 164 | 26.9 | $406K | +2.6% | #1,029 of 2,339 |
| 6Hillsborough County, NH | 50 | 472 | 28.0 | $413K | +2.5% | #1,195 of 2,339 |
| 7Coos County, NH | 47 | 32 | 22.9 | $374K | +0.4% | #1,341 of 2,339 |
| 8Cheshire County, NH | 44 | 86 | 28.1 | $362K | +2.3% | #1,489 of 2,339 |
| 9Belknap County, NH | 43 | 79 | 30.0 | $355K | +2.1% | #1,526 of 2,339 |
| 10Rockingham County, NH | 42 | 423 | 33.2 | $371K | +3.0% | #1,563 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Belknap 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 spas41
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Belknap County, NH?
There are 79 hair salons on map listings in Belknap County as of September 2026. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 10.0% from 2019. Another 126 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Belknap County, NH spend on personal care products and services?
About $28.1M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 79 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $355K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in Belknap County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belknap County, NH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Belknap County has 30.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 28% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $355K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Belknap County would have about 65, against 79 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,463 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Belknap County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Belknap County at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. The median household income in Belknap County is $92,783 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.6% 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. Belknap County scores 43 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,526 of 2,339 scored counties.
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