Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Washington
Hair salons in the Walla Walla, WA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Walla Walla, WA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #157 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington
- Listings
- 54
- 8 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 8
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $22.7M
- On personal care products and services · $969 a household
- Spending per listing
- $421K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 23.0
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 62,361
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
At $969 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in the Walla Walla metro area spend about $22.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 54 hair salons, that is $421K per salon, 2% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 54 hair salons on map listings in the Walla Walla metro area as of September 2026. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 23.0 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 8 businesses with payroll in the Walla Walla metro area classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,931 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 112 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $22K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Walla Walla metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Walla Walla metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −0.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Walla Walla metro area is 52 (upper middle), #157 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 11 scored metro areas based in Washington.
How the Walla Walla 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 | Walla Walla metro area | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 23.0 | 20.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $421K | $548K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,931 | 1,414 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.4% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $969 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,202 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 69 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 8
- Employees, 2023
- 50
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 112Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 548 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 53The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $22K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 62,361−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 23,447
- Median age
- 39.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,270 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $74,202+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,236
- Median home value
- $408,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,913
- Daytime population
- 66,232Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Washington market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Washington for hair salons, numbered among those based in Washington (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Walla Walla metro area marked.
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 |
| 11Walla Walla, WA | 52 | 54 | 23.0 | $421K | −0.4% | #157 of 387 |
Other business types in the Walla Walla 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 salons52
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Walla Walla, WA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 54 hair salons in the Walla Walla metro area. 8 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 8 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 112 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Walla Walla, WA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $22.7M a year, or $969 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 54 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $421K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 23,447 households in the Walla Walla metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Walla Walla, WA metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Walla Walla metro area has 23.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $421K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Walla Walla metro area would have about 53, against 54 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,931 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Walla Walla, WA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Walla Walla metro area at 62,361 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 23,447 households. Median household income in the Walla Walla metro area is $74,202, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.3%, 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 Walla Walla metro area scores 52 for hair salons (upper middle), #157 of 387 scored metro areas.
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