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Hair salons in Summit County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Summit County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,424 of 2,339 scored counties
#64 of 86 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
506
72 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
163
−7.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$226.4M
On personal care products and services · $979 a household
Spending per listing
$447K
4% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.9
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
538,376
−0.3% 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 506 hair salons in Summit County. 72 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.9, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Summit County comes to about $226.4M a year: $979 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $447K per salon, 4% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 163 businesses with payroll in Summit County classed as beauty salons, down 7.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,419 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,424 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Summit County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Summit County declined 0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Summit County is 45 (lower middle), #1,424 of 2,339 scored counties and #64 of 86 scored counties in Ohio.

How Summit 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 Summit County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureSummit CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.921.023.4
Spending per listing$447K$465K$430K
Households per official establishment1,4191,7891,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.4%−1.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$979$976$1,005
Median household income$71,622$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4548

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
176 → 163−7.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
996
Annual payroll, 2023
$29.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,424Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50672 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
526The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
15
Amount
$1.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Summit 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 Summit County

Population, 2025 estimate
538,376−0.3% since 2020
Households
231,267
Median age
42.5
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
413 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,303
Median household income
$71,622+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,082
Median home value
$208,700
Jobs located here
269,669
Daytime population
554,948Residents 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 Summit 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
64Summit County, OH4550621.9$447K−0.3%#1,424 of 2,339

Other business types in Summit County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Summit County, OH?

Summit County has 506 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 72 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 163 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 7.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,424 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $226.4M a year, or $979 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 506 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $447K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 231,267 households in Summit County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Summit County has 21.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $447K, 4% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Summit County would have about 526, against 506 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,419 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Summit County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Summit County at 538,376 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 231,267 households. The median household income in Summit County is $71,622 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.3% 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. Summit County scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,424 of 2,339 scored counties.

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