Beauty and personal care · County · Rhode Island
Hair salons in Kent County, RI
How Kent County, RI compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,658 of 2,339 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 216
- 33 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 65
- −5.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $366K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.7
- 27% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 216 hair salons in Kent County. 33 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.7, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,086 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Kent County spend about $79.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $366K per salon, 15% below 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 65 businesses with payroll in Kent County classed as beauty salons, down 5.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 424 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Kent County.
Population estimates show Kent County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Kent County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,658 of 2,339 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.7 | 27.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $366K | $377K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,121 | 1,141 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −5.8% | −6.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,086 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 69 → 65−5.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 272
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 424Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21633 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 184The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for hair salons, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 54 | 115 | 21.9 | $535K | 0.0% | #946 of 2,339 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 53 | 72 | 19.5 | $588K | −2.9% | #996 of 2,339 |
| 3Bristol County, RI | 40 | 57 | 28.4 | $427K | −1.5% | #1,633 of 2,339 |
| 4Kent County, RI | 40 | 216 | 29.7 | $366K | +1.8% | #1,658 of 2,339 |
| 5Providence County, RI | 37 | 773 | 29.8 | $333K | +2.8% | #1,799 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Kent 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 spas37
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Kent County, RI?
There are 216 hair salons on map listings in Kent County as of September 2026. 33 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 65 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 5.8% from 2019. Official counts list 424 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on personal care products and services?
About $79.1M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 216 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $366K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Kent County has 29.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 27% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $366K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Kent County would have about 184, against 216 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,121 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 5.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 40 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,658 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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