Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Ohio
Hair salons in the Defiance, OH area
The hair salons in the Defiance, OH area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #399 of 538 scored small-town markets
#25 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio
- Listings
- 45
- 13 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14.4M
- On personal care products and services · $939 a household
- Spending per listing
- $320K
- 26% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,292
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $939 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in the Defiance area spend about $14.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $320K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 45 hair salons on map listings in the Defiance area as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 29%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 29.4 per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in the Defiance area classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,190 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 127 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $353K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Defiance area.
Population estimates show the Defiance area grew 0.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Defiance area scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #399 of 538 scored small-town markets and #25 of 29 scored small-town markets based in Ohio.
How the Defiance area 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 | Defiance area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $320K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,190 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $939 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,064 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7
- Employees, 2023
- 71
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 127Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 33The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $353K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Defiance area, 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 the Defiance area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,292+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 15,327
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $73,064+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,073
- Median home value
- $163,200
- Jobs located here
- 14,922
- Daytime population
- 36,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Ohio for hair salons, numbered among those based in Ohio, with the Defiance area marked.
Top small-town markets in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Urbana, OH | 75 | 22 | 14.1 | $681K | +0.2% | #26 of 538 |
| 2Wooster, OH | 71 | 78 | 17.6 | $548K | −0.1% | #50 of 538 |
| 3Wilmington, OH | 69 | 32 | 19.1 | $494K | +0.6% | #64 of 538 |
| 4Bellefontaine, OH | 67 | 38 | 19.4 | $489K | +0.4% | #78 of 538 |
| 5Ashland, OH | 65 | 31 | 15.0 | $608K | +0.1% | #89 of 538 |
| 6Mount Vernon, OH | 63 | 50 | 21.3 | $458K | +1.9% | #123 of 538 |
| 7Sidney, OH | 62 | 35 | 18.5 | $528K | −0.2% | #126 of 538 |
| 8Athens, OH | 59 | 36 | 15.6 | $551K | +1.3% | #158 of 538 |
| 9Coshocton, OH | 59 | 24 | 16.2 | $521K | +1.6% | #160 of 538 |
| 10Marion, OH | 56 | 43 | 17.4 | $498K | −0.4% | #197 of 538 |
| 25Defiance, OH | 39 | 45 | 29.4 | $320K | +0.1% | #399 of 538 |
Other business types in the Defiance area
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 salons39
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care42
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Defiance, OH area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 hair salons in the Defiance area. 13 of them (29%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 127 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Defiance, OH area spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.4M a year, or $939 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $320K 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 15,327 households in the Defiance area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Defiance, OH area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Defiance area has 29.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $320K, 26% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Defiance area would have about 33, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,190 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Defiance, OH area growing?
Population estimates put the Defiance area at 38,292 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,327 households. Median household income in the Defiance area is $73,064, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Defiance area scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #399 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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