Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Cuyahoga County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Cuyahoga County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,825 of 2,339 scored counties
#77 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 1,277
- 154 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 388
- −1.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $524.2M
- On personal care products and services · $945 a household
- Spending per listing
- $411K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,232,925
- −2.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Cuyahoga County is 36 (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,339 scored counties and #77 of 86 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $945 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Cuyahoga County spend about $524.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $411K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Cuyahoga County has 1,277 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 154 are chain locations, or 12%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 388 businesses with payroll in Cuyahoga County classed as beauty salons, down 1.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,429 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $4.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cuyahoga County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cuyahoga County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Cuyahoga 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 | Cuyahoga County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $411K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,429 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.0% | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $945 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,468 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 392 → 388−1.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,530
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $74M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,776Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,277154 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,218The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 35
- Amount
- $4.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,232,925−2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 554,551
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 457 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,725
- Median household income
- $64,468+28.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,344
- Median home value
- $195,400
- Jobs located here
- 751,187
- Daytime population
- 1,420,605Residents 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 Cuyahoga 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 |
| 77Cuyahoga County, OH | 36 | 1,277 | 23.0 | $411K | −2.3% | #1,825 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Cuyahoga 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 spas31
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Cuyahoga County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,277 hair salons in Cuyahoga County. 154 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 388 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 1.0% from 2019. Official counts list 3,776 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cuyahoga County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $524.2M a year, or $945 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,277 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $411K 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 554,551 households in Cuyahoga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cuyahoga County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Cuyahoga County has 23.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $411K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cuyahoga County would have about 1,218, against 1,277 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,429 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Cuyahoga County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Cuyahoga County at 1,232,925 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 554,551 households. Median household income in Cuyahoga County is $64,468, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.0%, 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. Cuyahoga County scores 36 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,825 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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