Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Hair salons in Chelan County, WA
How Chelan County, WA 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,122 of 2,339 scored counties
#31 of 34 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 76
- 10 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- +20.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,037 a household
- Spending per listing
- $430K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.1
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 76 hair salons in Chelan County. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.1, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in Chelan County spend about $32.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,037 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That works out to $430K per salon, in line with 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.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Chelan County in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,313 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 137 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $25K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Chelan County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chelan County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Chelan County is 51 (upper middle), #1,122 of 2,339 scored counties and #31 of 34 scored counties in Washington.
How Chelan County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.1 | 20.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $430K | $548K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,313 | 1,414 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.0% | +7.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,037 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 20 → 24+20.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 75
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 137Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7610 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 76The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $25K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mason County, WA | 90 | 28 | 10.8 | $948K | +7.8% | #12 of 2,339 |
| 2Klickitat County, WA | 88 | 10 | 10.1 | $959K | +6.6% | #20 of 2,339 |
| 3Douglas County, WA | 87 | 13 | 8.2 | $1.3M | +8.0% | #23 of 2,339 |
| 4Lincoln County, WA | 87 | 5 | 10.4 | $906K | +9.7% | #25 of 2,339 |
| 5Stevens County, WA | 84 | 29 | 15.0 | $626K | +6.6% | #46 of 2,339 |
| 6Pend Oreille County, WA | 83 | 7 | 11.8 | $792K | +7.1% | #49 of 2,339 |
| 7Franklin County, WA | 81 | 43 | 14.4 | $729K | +5.6% | #68 of 2,339 |
| 8San Juan County, WA | 80 | 12 | 13.3 | $796K | +4.2% | #73 of 2,339 |
| 9Jefferson County, WA | 79 | 19 | 11.6 | $848K | +2.7% | #87 of 2,339 |
| 10Pacific County, WA | 79 | 12 | 10.9 | $840K | +3.6% | #88 of 2,339 |
| 31Chelan County, WA | 51 | 76 | 24.1 | $430K | +3.3% | #1,122 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Chelan 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 spas42
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Chelan County, WA?
There are 76 hair salons on map listings in Chelan County as of September 2026. 10 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 20.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 137 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,037 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $430K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Chelan County has 24.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $430K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,313 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 51 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,122 of 2,339 scored counties.
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