Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Hair salons in Indiana County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Indiana County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,505 of 2,339 scored counties
#30 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 52
- 10 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 25
- −10.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $27.8M
- On personal care products and services · $855 a household
- Spending per listing
- $534K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.0
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,878
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 hair salons in Indiana County. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 16.0, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $855 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Indiana County spend about $27.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 52 hair salons, that is $534K per salon, 24% 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Indiana County was 25 in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $34K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Indiana County.
Population estimates put the population change in Indiana County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Indiana County scores 43 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,505 of 2,339 scored counties and #30 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Indiana 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.
| Measure | Indiana County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.0 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $534K | $462K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,299 | 1,088 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −10.7% | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $855 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 28 → 25−10.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 133
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $34K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Indiana 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 Indiana County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,878−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 32,487
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 100
- Median household income
- $60,208+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,985
- Median home value
- $152,800
- Jobs located here
- 28,392
- Daytime population
- 79,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for hair salons, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Indiana County marked.
Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 74 | 30 | 16.4 | $599K | +2.1% | #180 of 2,339 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 72 | 31 | 12.8 | $791K | +7.2% | #226 of 2,339 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 69 | 70 | 17.1 | $592K | +3.6% | #322 of 2,339 |
| 4Chester County, PA | 67 | 404 | 19.7 | $652K | +4.2% | #385 of 2,339 |
| 5Susquehanna County, PA | 63 | 25 | 16.1 | $578K | −0.3% | #529 of 2,339 |
| 6York County, PA | 60 | 358 | 19.7 | $518K | +3.6% | #677 of 2,339 |
| 7Carbon County, PA | 58 | 40 | 14.7 | $620K | +1.7% | #763 of 2,339 |
| 8Fulton County, PA | 57 | 10 | 15.8 | $570K | −0.6% | #804 of 2,339 |
| 9Butler County, PA | 55 | 176 | 21.8 | $488K | +3.2% | #913 of 2,339 |
| 10Delaware County, PA | 54 | 450 | 20.7 | $528K | +0.8% | #948 of 2,339 |
| 30Indiana County, PA | 43 | 52 | 16.0 | $534K | −0.3% | #1,505 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Indiana 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 spas48
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops57
- Nail salons65
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Indiana County, PA?
There are 52 hair salons on map listings in Indiana County as of September 2026. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 25 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 10.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indiana County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $27.8M a year, or $855 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $534K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,487 households in Indiana County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indiana County, PA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Indiana County has 16.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $534K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Indiana County would have about 65, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,299 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Indiana County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Indiana County at 82,878 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,487 households. The median household income in Indiana County is $60,208 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Indiana County scores 43 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,505 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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