Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Lorain County, OH
The hair salons in Lorain County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #490 of 2,339 scored counties
#23 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 222
- 41 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 79
- −1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $126.5M
- On personal care products and services · $992 a household
- Spending per listing
- $570K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.4
- 26% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 323,219
- +3.1% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Lorain County spend about $126.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $992 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $570K per salon, 32% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Lorain County has 222 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 17.4 for every 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Lorain County in 2023, down 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,614 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 579 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $430K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lorain County.
Population estimates show Lorain County grew 3.1% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Lorain County is 64 (upper middle), #490 of 2,339 scored counties and #23 of 86 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Lorain 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 | Lorain County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.4 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $570K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,614 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.2% | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $992 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,347 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 80 → 79−1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 515
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 579Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22241 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 294The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $430K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Lorain 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 Lorain County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 323,219+3.1% since 2020
- Households
- 127,544
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 491 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 646
- Median household income
- $73,347+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,714
- Median home value
- $223,200
- Jobs located here
- 99,992
- Daytime population
- 270,084Residents 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 |
| 23Lorain County, OH | 64 | 222 | 17.4 | $570K | +3.1% | #490 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Lorain 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 spas61
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care75
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Lorain County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 222 hair salons in Lorain County. 41 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 79 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 1.2% from 2019. Another 579 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Lorain County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $126.5M a year, or $992 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 222 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $570K 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 127,544 households in Lorain County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lorain County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Lorain County has 17.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 26% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $570K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Lorain County would have about 294, against 222 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,614 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Lorain County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Lorain County at 323,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 127,544 households. Median household income in Lorain County is $73,347, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.5%, 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. Lorain County scores 64 for hair salons (upper middle), #490 of 2,339 scored counties.
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