Beauty and personal care · County · Rhode Island
Hair salons in Newport County, RI
The hair salons in Newport County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #996 of 2,339 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 72
- 3 chain locations (4%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- −14.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $42.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,148 a household
- Spending per listing
- $588K
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 83,051
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 72 hair salons in Newport County. Chain locations make up 4% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 19.5, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,148 per household (14% above the U.S. average), households in Newport County spend about $42.3M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 72 hair salons, that is $588K per salon, 37% 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 Newport County was 30 in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 160 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $86K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Newport County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Newport County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Newport County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #996 of 2,339 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Newport 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 | Newport County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 27.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $588K | $377K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,229 | 1,141 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.3% | −6.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,148 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,514 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35 → 30−14.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 160Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 723 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $86K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Newport 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 Newport County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 83,051−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 36,868
- Median age
- 46.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 102 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 826
- Median household income
- $103,514+30.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $138,641
- Median home value
- $609,700
- Jobs located here
- 36,087
- Daytime population
- 83,890Residents 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 Newport 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 Newport 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 spas41
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care28
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Newport County, RI?
Newport County has 72 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 14.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 160 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Newport County, RI spend on personal care products and services?
About $42.3M a year, or $1,148 per household. That is 14% above the U.S. average (an index of 114, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 72 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $588K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 36,868 households in Newport County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Newport County, RI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Newport County has 19.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $588K, 37% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Newport County would have about 98, against 72 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,229 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Newport County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Newport County at 83,051 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 36,868 households. The median household income in Newport County is $103,514 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.3% 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. Newport County scores 53 for hair salons (upper middle), #996 of 2,339 scored counties.
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