Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Belmont County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Belmont County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,967 of 2,339 scored counties
#83 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 58
- 9 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On personal care products and services · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $406K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.3
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,434
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Belmont County is 32 (lower middle), #1,967 of 2,339 scored counties and #83 of 86 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $866 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Belmont County spend about $23.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $406K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Belmont County has 58 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.3, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Belmont County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,600 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Belmont County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Belmont 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 | Belmont County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.3 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $406K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,600 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $866 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,017 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 106
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 589 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Belmont 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 Belmont County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,434−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,195
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $57,017+12.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,538
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,092
- Daytime population
- 58,570Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 83Belmont County, OH | 32 | 58 | 21.3 | $406K | −2.8% | #1,967 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Belmont 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 spas40
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care63
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Belmont County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 58 hair salons in Belmont County. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Belmont County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.5M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 58 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $406K 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 27,195 households in Belmont County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belmont County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Belmont County has 21.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $406K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Belmont County would have about 55, against 58 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,600 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Belmont County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Belmont County at 64,434 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,195 households. Median household income in Belmont County is $57,017, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.0%, 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. Belmont County scores 32 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,967 of 2,339 scored counties.
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