Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Athens County, OH
How Athens County, OH 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 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #903 of 2,339 scored counties
#40 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 36
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 12
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.8M
- On personal care products and services · $861 a household
- Spending per listing
- $551K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.6
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 63,197
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 36 hair salons in Athens County. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.6, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Athens County spend about $19.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $861 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $551K per salon, 28% above 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 12 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Athens County in 2023. That is one for every 1,918 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 60 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Athens County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Athens County is 55 (upper middle), #903 of 2,339 scored counties and #40 of 86 scored counties in Ohio.
How Athens County compares
The same measures for Ohio 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 | Athens County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.6 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $551K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,918 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $861 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,001 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 14 → 12
- Employees, 2023
- 62
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 60Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 367 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The 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 Athens 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 Athens County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 63,197+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 23,014
- Median age
- 37.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 504 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 122
- Median household income
- $56,001+36.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,858
- Median home value
- $185,000
- Jobs located here
- 18,702
- Daytime population
- 59,780Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for hair salons, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Athens County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Union County, OH | 88 | 27 | 11.1 | $1.1M | +16.5% | #19 of 2,339 |
| 2Morrow County, OH | 86 | 11 | 8.2 | $1.2M | +3.7% | #27 of 2,339 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 83 | 38 | 17.4 | $567K | +7.4% | #56 of 2,339 |
| 4Fairfield County, OH | 81 | 111 | 18.4 | $587K | +6.5% | #71 of 2,339 |
| 5Madison County, OH | 78 | 32 | 20.4 | $514K | +7.1% | #109 of 2,339 |
| 6Holmes County, OH | 75 | 16 | 11.9 | $853K | +1.7% | #151 of 2,339 |
| 7Warren County, OH | 75 | 147 | 16.0 | $763K | +5.7% | #153 of 2,339 |
| 8Clermont County, OH | 74 | 133 | 15.7 | $674K | +3.9% | #175 of 2,339 |
| 9Delaware County, OH | 74 | 188 | 22.8 | $587K | +12.5% | #182 of 2,339 |
| 10Preble County, OH | 73 | 21 | 12.6 | $731K | −0.8% | #200 of 2,339 |
| 40Athens County, OH | 55 | 36 | 15.6 | $551K | +1.3% | #903 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Athens 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 spas59
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Athens County, OH?
Athens County has 36 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 60 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Athens County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.8M a year, or $861 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $551K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,014 households in Athens County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Athens County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Athens County has 15.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $551K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Athens County would have about 46, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,918 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Athens County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Athens County at 63,197 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 23,014 households. The median household income in Athens County is $56,001 a year, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.9% 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. Athens County scores 55 for hair salons (upper middle), #903 of 2,339 scored counties.
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