Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Hamilton County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Hamilton County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,597 of 2,339 scored counties
#66 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 924
- 138 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 247
- +6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $354.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,000 a household
- Spending per listing
- $384K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 838,418
- +1.0% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 924 hair salons in Hamilton County. Of those, 138 are chain locations, or 15%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 26.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Hamilton County comes to about $354.6M a year: $1,000 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $384K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 247 businesses with payroll in Hamilton County classed as beauty salons, up 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,436 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,245 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $1.5M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Hamilton County.
Population estimates show Hamilton County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Hamilton County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,597 of 2,339 scored counties and #66 of 86 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hamilton 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 | Hamilton County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.0 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $384K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,436 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.0% | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.0% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,000 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,470 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 233 → 247+6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,646
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $52.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,245Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 924138 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 824The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $1.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Hamilton 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 Hamilton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 838,418+1.0% since 2020
- Households
- 354,739
- Median age
- 38.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 59%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 406 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2,049
- Median household income
- $72,470+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $106,646
- Median home value
- $241,900
- Jobs located here
- 534,856
- Daytime population
- 968,934Residents 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 Hamilton 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 |
| 66Hamilton County, OH | 41 | 924 | 26.0 | $384K | +1.0% | #1,597 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Hamilton 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 spas41
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Hamilton County, OH?
There are 924 hair salons on map listings in Hamilton County as of September 2026. 138 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 247 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. Another 2,245 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hamilton County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $354.6M a year, or $1,000 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 924 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $384K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 354,739 households in Hamilton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hamilton County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Hamilton County has 26.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $384K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Hamilton County would have about 824, against 924 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,436 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hamilton County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hamilton County at 838,418 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 354,739 households. The median household income in Hamilton County is $72,470 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Hamilton County scores 41 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,597 of 2,339 scored counties.
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