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Hair salons in Rhode Island

Every metro area, small-town market and county in Rhode Island, ranked by the Groundwork market score for hair salons, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
1,233
156 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
387
−6.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$465M
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
27.9
19% above the U.S.
Spending per listing
$377K
12% below the U.S.
Rank among states
#49 of 51
Market score 30 · Lower middle

A site report maps the hair salons on map listings around any address in Rhode Island by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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

There are 1,233 hair salons on map listings in Rhode Island as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 13% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 27.9 per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $1,053 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Rhode Island spend about $465M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 1,233 hair salons, that is $377K per salon, 12% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Rhode Island was 387 in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,141 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 6.0% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 17 SBA-backed loans worth $2.6M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Rhode Island.

Among the 50 states and DC, Rhode Island ranks #49 for hair salons, with a Groundwork market score of 30 (lower middle). The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island, the Providence-Warwick metro area, scores 41. Among 5 scored counties, Washington County scores highest (54).

Every market in Rhode Island for hair salons

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Rhode Island, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Rhode Island, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Providence-Warwick, RI-MA411,80626.7$393K+2.1%#282 of 387

Counties

Counties in Rhode Island, ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Washington County, RI5411521.9$535K0.0%#946 of 2,339
2Newport County, RI537219.5$588K−2.9%#996 of 2,339
3Bristol County, RI405728.4$427K−1.5%#1,633 of 2,339
4Kent County, RI4021629.7$366K+1.8%#1,658 of 2,339
5Providence County, RI3777329.8$333K+2.8%#1,799 of 2,339

Questions

How many hair salons are in Rhode Island?

As of September 2026, map listings count 1,233 hair salons in Rhode Island. 156 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 387 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. Official counts list 2,536 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Rhode Island spend on personal care products and services?

About $465M a year, or $1,053 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,233 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $377K 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 441,570 households in Rhode Island and national spending patterns by income.

How does Rhode Island compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Rhode Island has 27.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $377K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Rhode Island would have about 1,081, against 1,233 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,141 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

Which market in Rhode Island has the highest market score for hair salons?

The one scored metro area in or partly in Rhode Island is the Providence-Warwick metro area, at 41 (lower middle). Among 5 scored counties in Rhode Island, Washington County scores highest, at 54 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Rhode Island scores 30 for hair salons (lower middle), #49 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Rhode Island. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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