Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Hair salons in Camden County, NJ
How Camden County, NJ 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 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #626 of 2,339 scored counties
#11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 362
- 53 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 172
- −9.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $214.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,059 a household
- Spending per listing
- $592K
- 38% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 535,799
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,059 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Camden County spend about $214.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $592K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 38% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Camden County has 362 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.9, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Camden County in 2023, down 9.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,178 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 738 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Camden County.
Population estimates put the population change in Camden County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Camden County is 61 (upper middle), #626 of 2,339 scored counties and #11 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Camden County compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Camden County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 21.2 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $592K | $551K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,178 | 941 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −9.0% | +0.3% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,059 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,755 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 189 → 172−9.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,056
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $28.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 738Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 36253 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 498The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Camden 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 Camden County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 535,799+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 202,540
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 221 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,382
- Median household income
- $88,755+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,917
- Median home value
- $287,100
- Jobs located here
- 214,960
- Daytime population
- 483,683Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for hair salons, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Camden County marked.
Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ocean County, NJ | 69 | 360 | 14.8 | $728K | +5.6% | #306 of 2,339 |
| 2Burlington County, NJ | 68 | 327 | 18.5 | $642K | +4.3% | #352 of 2,339 |
| 3Sussex County, NJ | 67 | 82 | 14.2 | $855K | +2.9% | #380 of 2,339 |
| 4Warren County, NJ | 66 | 70 | 15.4 | $715K | +3.2% | #409 of 2,339 |
| 5Hunterdon County, NJ | 65 | 83 | 16.3 | $826K | +2.3% | #434 of 2,339 |
| 6Somerset County, NJ | 65 | 266 | 20.3 | $666K | +3.5% | #440 of 2,339 |
| 7Middlesex County, NJ | 64 | 545 | 17.7 | $677K | +2.6% | #476 of 2,339 |
| 8Morris County, NJ | 64 | 412 | 21.3 | $627K | +3.2% | #482 of 2,339 |
| 9Salem County, NJ | 63 | 32 | 12.9 | $774K | +2.3% | #516 of 2,339 |
| 10Hudson County, NJ | 63 | 547 | 18.3 | $613K | +1.8% | #525 of 2,339 |
| 11Camden County, NJ | 61 | 362 | 17.9 | $592K | +2.4% | #626 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Camden 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 spas50
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Camden County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 362 hair salons in Camden County. 53 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 172 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 9.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 738 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Camden County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $214.5M a year, or $1,059 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 362 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $592K 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 202,540 households in Camden County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Camden County, NJ compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Camden County has 17.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $592K, 38% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Camden County would have about 498, against 362 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,178 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Camden County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Camden County at 535,799 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 202,540 households. Median household income in Camden County is $88,755, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.0%, 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. Camden County scores 61 for hair salons (upper middle), #626 of 2,339 scored counties.
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