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Hair salons in Fayette County, PA

The hair salons in Fayette County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 23 out of 100: Low

Ranked #2,158 of 2,339 scored counties
#56 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
123
20 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
40
−9.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$46.5M
On personal care products and services · $843 a household
Spending per listing
$378K
12% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.3
5% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
123,021
−4.3% 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

Fayette County scores 23 (low) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #2,158 of 2,339 scored counties and #56 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Fayette County spend about $46.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $843 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 123 hair salons, that is $378K per salon, 12% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Fayette County has 123 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.3, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

In 2023, official counts showed 40 businesses with payroll in Fayette County classed as beauty salons, down 9.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,380 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates show Fayette County declined 4.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Fayette County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Fayette County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.321.723.4
Spending per listing$378K$462K$430K
Households per official establishment1,3801,0881,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−9.1%+0.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$843$1,004$1,005
Median household income$58,236$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score2337

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44 → 40−9.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
95
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
200Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
12320 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
108The 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County

Population, 2025 estimate
123,021−4.3% since 2020
Households
55,182
Median age
45.3
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
791 sq. mi.
People per square mile
159
Median household income
$58,236+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,754
Median home value
$143,200
Jobs located here
37,583
Daytime population
110,057Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Pennsylvania

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA743016.4$599K+2.1%#180 of 2,339
2Pike County, PA723112.8$791K+7.2%#226 of 2,339
3Adams County, PA697017.1$592K+3.6%#322 of 2,339
4Chester County, PA6740419.7$652K+4.2%#385 of 2,339
5Susquehanna County, PA632516.1$578K−0.3%#529 of 2,339
6York County, PA6035819.7$518K+3.6%#677 of 2,339
7Carbon County, PA584014.7$620K+1.7%#763 of 2,339
8Fulton County, PA571015.8$570K−0.6%#804 of 2,339
9Butler County, PA5517621.8$488K+3.2%#913 of 2,339
10Delaware County, PA5445020.7$528K+0.8%#948 of 2,339
56Fayette County, PA2312322.3$378K−4.3%#2,158 of 2,339

Other business types in Fayette County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Fayette County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 hair salons in Fayette County. 20 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 9.1% from 2019. Official counts list 200 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Fayette County, PA spend on personal care products and services?

About $46.5M a year, or $843 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $378K 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 55,182 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Fayette County, PA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Fayette County has 22.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $378K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Fayette County would have about 108, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,380 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 9.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 123,021 people in 2025, down 4.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 55,182 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $58,236, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.0%, 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. Fayette County scores 23 for hair salons (low), #2,158 of 2,339 scored counties.

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