Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Hancock County, OH
The hair salons in Hancock County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,638 of 2,339 scored counties
#67 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 75
- 15 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- −20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $30.6M
- On personal care products and services · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $408K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,034
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 75 hair salons in Hancock County. 15 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 23.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Hancock County comes to about $30.6M a year: $968 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $408K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 5% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Hancock County was 24 in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 148 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $302K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Hancock County.
Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Hancock County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,638 of 2,339 scored counties and #67 of 86 scored counties in Ohio.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.7 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $408K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,317 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.0% | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $968 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,141 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 30 → 24−20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 129
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 148Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 71The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $302K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,034+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,615
- Median age
- 41.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 531 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 141
- Median household income
- $73,141+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,920
- Median home value
- $204,700
- Jobs located here
- 44,531
- Daytime population
- 83,823Residents 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 Hancock 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 |
| 67Hancock County, OH | 40 | 75 | 23.7 | $408K | +0.1% | #1,638 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 spas42
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Hancock County, OH?
Hancock County has 75 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 20.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 148 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $30.6M a year, or $968 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 75 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $408K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,615 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Hancock County has 23.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $408K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Hancock County would have about 71, against 75 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,317 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 75,034 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,615 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $73,141 a year, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Hancock County scores 40 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,638 of 2,339 scored counties.
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