Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Holmes County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Holmes County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #151 of 2,339 scored counties
#6 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,018 a household
- Spending per listing
- $853K
- 98% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 11.9
- 49% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,970
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Holmes County is 75 (high), #151 of 2,339 scored counties and #6 of 86 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Households in Holmes County spend about $13.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,018 per household, in line with the U.S. average. Spread across 16 hair salons, that is $853K per salon, 98% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Holmes County has 16 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 19%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 11.9 per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Holmes County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,233 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Holmes County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Holmes 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 | Holmes County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 11.9 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $853K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,233 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,018 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,140 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 40
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $748K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 32The 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 Holmes 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 Holmes County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,970+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,395
- Median age
- 34.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 423 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 105
- Median household income
- $76,140+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $101,211
- Median home value
- $267,700
- Jobs located here
- 21,845
- Daytime population
- 47,930Residents 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 |
Other business types in Holmes 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Holmes County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 hair salons in Holmes County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Holmes County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.6M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $853K 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 13,395 households in Holmes County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Holmes County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Holmes County has 11.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 49% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $853K, 98% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Holmes County would have about 32, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,233 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Holmes County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Holmes County at 44,970 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 13,395 households. Median household income in Holmes County is $76,140, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. Holmes County scores 75 for hair salons (high), #151 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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