Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Medina County, OH
The hair salons in Medina County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #410 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 117
- 22 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- −5.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $81.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,117 a household
- Spending per listing
- $697K
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 185,025
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Medina County comes to about $81.6M a year: $1,117 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. Spread across 117 hair salons, that is $697K per salon, 62% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 117 hair salons on map listings in Medina County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 16.0 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Medina County was 51 in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,433 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 302 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $1.3M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Medina County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Medina County grew 1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Medina County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #410 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 86 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Medina 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 | Medina County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $697K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,433 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.6% | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,117 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,968 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 54 → 51−5.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 372
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $10M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 302Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11722 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 190The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $1.3M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Medina 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 Medina County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 185,025+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 73,086
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 436
- Median household income
- $94,968+24.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,431
- Median home value
- $287,000
- Jobs located here
- 62,633
- Daytime population
- 155,601Residents 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 Medina 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 |
| 19Medina County, OH | 66 | 117 | 16.0 | $697K | +1.3% | #410 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Medina 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 spas64
- Hair salons66
- Barbershops79
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care71
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Medina County, OH?
As of September 2026, map listings count 117 hair salons in Medina County. 22 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 5.6% from 2019. Official counts list 302 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Medina County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $81.6M a year, or $1,117 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $697K 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 73,086 households in Medina County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Medina County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Medina County has 16.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $697K, 62% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Medina County would have about 190, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,433 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Medina County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Medina County at 185,025 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 73,086 households. Median household income in Medina County is $94,968, 18% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.0%, 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. Medina County scores 66 for hair salons (upper middle), #410 of 2,339 scored counties.
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