Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Washington
Hair salons in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area
How the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #61 of 387 scored metro areas
#9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 235
- 38 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 94
- +13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $128.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $548K
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 304,261
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 235 hair salons in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area. Of those, 38 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area spend about $128.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,083 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That works out to $548K per salon, 27% 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 the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area was 94 in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,265 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 453 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $4.6M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area scores 64 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #61 of 387 scored metro areas and #9 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area 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 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 20.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $548K | $548K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,265 | 1,414 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.3% | +7.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,083 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $96,563 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 94+13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 339
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 453Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 23538 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 299The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $4.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area, 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 the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 304,261+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 118,899
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 723 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 414
- Median household income
- $96,563+34.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $114,140
- Median home value
- $480,300
- Jobs located here
- 136,091
- Daytime population
- 311,425Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kennewick-Richland, WA | 73 | 230 | 21.3 | $497K | +6.5% | #19 of 387 |
| 2Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 71 | 89 | 18.8 | $554K | +5.0% | #27 of 387 |
| 3Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 71 | 108 | 20.6 | $511K | +2.4% | #28 of 387 |
| 4Longview-Kelso, WA | 71 | 89 | 20.3 | $478K | +3.5% | #31 of 387 |
| 5Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 69 | 197 | 18.2 | $634K | +2.7% | #35 of 387 |
| 6Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 69 | 463 | 19.5 | $510K | +3.5% | #38 of 387 |
| 7Bellingham, WA | 68 | 175 | 18.6 | $551K | +3.9% | #41 of 387 |
| 8Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 66 | 3,578 | 22.2 | $555K | +3.3% | #50 of 387 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 66 | 2,122 | 21.0 | $535K | +1.0% | #51 of 387 |
| 9Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 64 | 235 | 19.8 | $548K | +2.8% | #61 of 387 |
Other business types in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area
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 spas57
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops78
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care56
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area?
The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area has 235 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 38 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 94 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 13.3% from 2019. Another 453 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $128.7M a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 235 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $548K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 118,899 households in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area has 19.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $548K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area would have about 299, against 235 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,265 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area at 304,261 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 118,899 households. The median household income in the Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area is $96,563 a year, 20% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.1% 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. The Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater metro area scores 64 for hair salons (upper middle), #61 of 387 scored metro areas.
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