Beauty and personal care · County · Ohio
Hair salons in Ross County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Ross County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,181 of 2,339 scored counties
#52 of 86 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 60
- 8 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.4M
- On personal care products and services · $885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $440K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,429
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Ross County spend about $26.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $885 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $440K per salon, 2% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Ross County has 60 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 20.1 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Ross County was 10 in 2023. That is one for every 2,981 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 177 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Ross County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Ross County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,181 of 2,339 scored counties and #52 of 86 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ross 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 | Ross County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 21.0 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $440K | $465K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,981 | 1,789 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −1.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $885 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,303 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 50 | 48 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 177Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 608 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 61The 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 Ross 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 Ross County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,429−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 29,808
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 689 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $61,303+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,649
- Median home value
- $171,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,675
- Daytime population
- 75,954Residents 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 |
| 52Ross County, OH | 50 | 60 | 20.1 | $440K | −0.8% | #1,181 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Ross 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 spas46
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care51
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Ross County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 hair salons in Ross County. 8 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 177 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ross County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.4M a year, or $885 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $440K 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 29,808 households in Ross County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ross County, OH compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Ross County has 20.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $440K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Ross County would have about 61, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,981 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Ross County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ross County at 76,429 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,808 households. Median household income in Ross County is $61,303, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Ross County scores 50 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,181 of 2,339 scored counties.
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