Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Lake County, OH
How Lake County, OH compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,945 of 2,339 scored counties
#81 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 297
- 39 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 89
- −6.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $103.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,021 a household
- Spending per listing
- $348K
- 19% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.4
- 26% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 232,217
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 33 (lower middle): #1,945 of 2,339 scored counties and #81 of 86 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 297 hair salons in Lake County. Of those, 39 are chain locations, or 13%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.4, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Lake County comes to about $103.3M a year: $1,021 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. Spread across 297 hair salons, that is $348K per salon, 19% 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 89 businesses with payroll in Lake County classed as beauty salons, down 6.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $632K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lake County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Lake County declined 0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.4 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $348K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,136 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.3% | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,021 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,925 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 95 → 89−6.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 496
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 490Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 29739 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 240The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $632K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 232,217−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 101,144
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 229 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,012
- Median household income
- $80,925+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,598
- Median home value
- $214,100
- Jobs located here
- 94,546
- Daytime population
- 209,868Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 81Lake County, OH | 33 | 297 | 29.4 | $348K | −0.1% | #1,945 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Lake 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 spas36
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Lake County, OH?
Lake County has 297 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 89 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 6.3% from 2019. Official counts list 490 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lake County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $103.3M a year, or $1,021 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 297 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $348K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,144 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Lake County has 29.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 26% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $348K, 19% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Lake County would have about 240, against 297 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,136 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 232,217 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 101,144 households. The median household income in Lake County is $80,925 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Lake County scores 33 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,945 of 2,339 scored counties.
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