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Hair salons in Guernsey County, OH
The hair salons in Guernsey County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,022 of 2,339 scored counties
#84 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 40
- 10 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $14M
- On personal care products and services · $856 a household
- Spending per listing
- $349K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.5
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,379
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Guernsey County is 30 (lower middle), #2,022 of 2,339 scored counties and #84 of 86 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Guernsey County comes to about $14M a year: $856 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. Spread across 40 hair salons, that is $349K per salon, 19% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 40 hair salons on map listings in Guernsey County as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 25%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.5 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Guernsey County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 1,632 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Guernsey County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Guernsey 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 | Guernsey County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.5 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $349K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,632 | 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 | $856 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,478 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $918K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4010 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
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Guernsey 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 Guernsey County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,379−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 16,318
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 522 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 73
- Median household income
- $58,478+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,252
- Median home value
- $157,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,461
- Daytime population
- 37,216Residents 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 |
| 84Guernsey County, OH | 30 | 40 | 24.5 | $349K | −0.1% | #2,022 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Guernsey 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 spas37
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care48
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Guernsey County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 40 hair salons in Guernsey County. 10 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Guernsey County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $14M a year, or $856 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 40 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $349K 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 16,318 households in Guernsey County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Guernsey County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Guernsey County has 24.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $349K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Guernsey County would have about 33, against 40 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,632 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Guernsey County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Guernsey County at 38,379 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,318 households. Median household income in Guernsey County is $58,478, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Guernsey County scores 30 for hair salons (lower middle), #2,022 of 2,339 scored counties.
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