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Hair salons in Richland County, OH

How Richland 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,362 of 2,339 scored counties
#59 of 86 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
89
21 chain locations (24%)
Official establishments
30
0.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$43.7M
On personal care products and services · $871 a household
Spending per listing
$490K
14% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.8
24% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,893
−0.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 89 hair salons in Richland County. 21 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.8, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Richland County spend about $43.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $871 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $490K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 14% above 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.

Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Richland County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,670 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 274 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Richland County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Richland County is 46 (lower middle), #1,362 of 2,339 scored counties and #59 of 86 scored counties in Ohio.

How Richland 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.

Hair salons in Richland County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.821.023.4
Spending per listing$490K$465K$430K
Households per official establishment1,6701,7891,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–20230.0%−1.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.1%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$871$976$1,005
Median household income$59,509$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4648

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
30 → 300.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
221
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
274Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8921 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
101The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
124,893−0.1% since 2020
Households
50,111
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
495 sq. mi.
People per square mile
253
Median household income
$59,509+20.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,578
Median home value
$164,800
Jobs located here
47,696
Daytime population
122,740Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for hair salons, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Richland County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Union County, OH882711.1$1.1M+16.5%#19 of 2,339
2Morrow County, OH86118.2$1.2M+3.7%#27 of 2,339
3Pickaway County, OH833817.4$567K+7.4%#56 of 2,339
4Fairfield County, OH8111118.4$587K+6.5%#71 of 2,339
5Madison County, OH783220.4$514K+7.1%#109 of 2,339
6Holmes County, OH751611.9$853K+1.7%#151 of 2,339
7Warren County, OH7514716.0$763K+5.7%#153 of 2,339
8Clermont County, OH7413315.7$674K+3.9%#175 of 2,339
9Delaware County, OH7418822.8$587K+12.5%#182 of 2,339
10Preble County, OH732112.6$731K−0.8%#200 of 2,339
59Richland County, OH468917.8$490K−0.1%#1,362 of 2,339

Other business types in Richland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Richland County, OH?

Richland County has 89 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 21 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts list 274 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Richland County, OH spend on personal care products and services?

About $43.7M a year, or $871 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $490K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,111 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Richland County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Richland County has 17.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $490K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Richland County would have about 101, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,670 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 124,893 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,111 households. The median household income in Richland County is $59,509 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.1% 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. Richland County scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,362 of 2,339 scored counties.

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