Beauty and personal care · County · Rhode Island
Hair salons in Washington County, RI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Washington County, RI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #946 of 2,339 scored counties
#1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 115
- 22 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 49
- −12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $61.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,172 a household
- Spending per listing
- $535K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.9
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 129,795
- 0.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 115 hair salons in Washington County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 19%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 21.9 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $1,172 per household (17% above the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $61.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $535K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Washington County classed as beauty salons, down 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,072 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 225 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $405K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Washington County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #946 of 2,339 scored counties and #1 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island.
How Washington 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 | Washington County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.9 | 27.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $535K | $377K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,072 | 1,141 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −12.5% | −6.1% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | 0.0% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,172 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $106,638 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 30 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 56 → 49−12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 232
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 225Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11522 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $405K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 129,7950.0% since 2020
- Households
- 52,549
- Median age
- 45.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 329 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 396
- Median household income
- $106,638+24.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $136,741
- Median home value
- $510,800
- Jobs located here
- 55,609
- Daytime population
- 127,343Residents 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 spas53
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons58
- Spas and skin care70
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Washington County, RI?
Washington County has 115 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 12.5% from 2019. Another 225 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Washington County, RI spend on personal care products and services?
About $61.6M a year, or $1,172 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $535K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 52,549 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, RI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Washington County has 21.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $535K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Washington County would have about 143, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,072 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 129,795 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 52,549 households. The median household income in Washington County is $106,638 a year, 32% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.7% 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. Washington County scores 54 for hair salons (upper middle), #946 of 2,339 scored counties.
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