Beauty and personal care · County · New Hampshire
Hair salons in Strafford County, NH
How Strafford County, NH 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 63 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #543 of 2,339 scored counties
#2 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 110
- 18 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 32
- −11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $56M
- On personal care products and services · $1,075 a household
- Spending per listing
- $509K
- 18% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 135,043
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Strafford County comes to about $56M a year: $1,075 per household, 7% above the U.S. average. That is about $509K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 18% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 110 hair salons on map listings in Strafford County as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.1, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Strafford County in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 256 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Strafford County.
Population estimates show Strafford County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Strafford County has a Groundwork market score of 63 (upper middle): #543 of 2,339 scored counties and #2 of 10 scored counties in New Hampshire. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Strafford 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 | Strafford County | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.1 | 27.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $509K | $406K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,628 | 1,379 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −11.1% | −8.6% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,075 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,570 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 63 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 32−11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 162
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 256Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11018 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 130The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Strafford 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 Strafford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 135,043+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,080
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 361
- Median household income
- $88,570+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,189
- Median home value
- $362,800
- Jobs located here
- 49,807
- Daytime population
- 117,713Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 Strafford 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 spas57
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Strafford County, NH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 110 hair salons in Strafford County. 18 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 32 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 11.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 256 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Strafford County, NH spend on personal care products and services?
About $56M a year, or $1,075 per household. That is 7% above the U.S. average (an index of 107, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 110 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $509K 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 52,080 households in Strafford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Strafford County, NH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Strafford County has 21.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $509K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Strafford County would have about 130, against 110 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,628 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Strafford County, NH growing?
Population estimates put Strafford County at 135,043 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 52,080 households. Median household income in Strafford County is $88,570, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Strafford County scores 63 for hair salons (upper middle), #543 of 2,339 scored counties.
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