Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Darke County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Darke County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,421 of 2,339 scored counties
#63 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 41
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $19.3M
- On personal care products and services · $908 a household
- Spending per listing
- $471K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.3
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,520
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
At $908 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Darke County spend about $19.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 41 hair salons, that is $471K per salon, 10% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 41 hair salons on map listings in Darke County as of September 2026. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 19.3 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Darke County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 99 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Darke County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Darke County scores 45 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,421 of 2,339 scored counties and #63 of 86 scored counties in Ohio.
How Darke 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 | Darke County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.3 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $471K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,638 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $908 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,486 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 32
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $701K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 99Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Darke 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 Darke County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,520−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 21,297
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 598 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 86
- Median household income
- $64,486+15.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $83,884
- Median home value
- $173,200
- Jobs located here
- 17,845
- Daytime population
- 43,574Residents 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 |
| 63Darke County, OH | 45 | 41 | 19.3 | $471K | −0.7% | #1,421 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Darke 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 spas56
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons
- 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 Darke County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 hair salons in Darke County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 99 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Darke County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $19.3M a year, or $908 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $471K 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 21,297 households in Darke County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Darke County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Darke County has 19.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $471K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Darke County would have about 45, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,638 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Darke County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Darke County at 51,520 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,297 households. Median household income in Darke County is $64,486, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 15.9%, 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. Darke County scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,421 of 2,339 scored counties.
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