Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Hair salons in Braxton County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Braxton County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 6 out of 100: Very low
Ranked #2,330 of 2,339 scored counties
#43 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 3 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.4M
- On personal care products and services · $713 a household
- Spending per listing
- $285K
- 34% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.1
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,885
- −4.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Braxton County is 6 (very low), #2,330 of 2,339 scored counties and #43 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Braxton County comes to about $3.4M a year: $713 per household, 29% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 hair salons, that is $285K per salon, 34% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 12 hair salons on map listings in Braxton County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 25.1 for every 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Braxton County, since they leave out counts under 3. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Braxton County declined 4.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Braxton County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Braxton County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.1 | 17.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $285K | $449K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 2,631 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.1% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $713 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $50,331 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 6 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 21Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 123 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Braxton 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 Braxton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,885−4.1% since 2020
- Households
- 4,790
- Median age
- 47.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 511 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 24
- Median household income
- $50,331+21.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $62,284
- Median home value
- $117,900
- Jobs located here
- 3,426
- Daytime population
- 11,611Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 84 | 22 | 9.6 | $1.1M | +9.2% | #43 of 2,339 |
| 2Berkeley County, WV | 74 | 71 | 13.9 | $656K | +13.7% | #176 of 2,339 |
| 3Hampshire County, WV | 72 | 8 | 9.3 | $876K | +4.4% | #223 of 2,339 |
| 4Morgan County, WV | 72 | 9 | 12.3 | $685K | +5.5% | #233 of 2,339 |
| 5Putnam County, WV | 68 | 32 | 13.8 | $678K | −1.0% | #345 of 2,339 |
| 6Preston County, WV | 56 | 15 | 11.7 | $684K | −0.6% | #849 of 2,339 |
| 7Taylor County, WV | 55 | 6 | 9.1 | $881K | −2.4% | #900 of 2,339 |
| 8Mineral County, WV | 52 | 15 | 13.5 | $614K | −0.4% | #1,043 of 2,339 |
| 9Boone County, WV | 51 | 5 | 6.3 | $1.2M | −6.9% | #1,095 of 2,339 |
| 10Fayette County, WV | 50 | 18 | 11.3 | $658K | −5.6% | #1,149 of 2,339 |
| 43Braxton County, WV | 6 | 12 | 25.1 | $285K | −4.1% | #2,330 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Braxton 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Braxton County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 12 hair salons in Braxton County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Braxton County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Braxton County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.4M a year, or $713 per household. That is 29% below the U.S. average (an index of 71, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $285K 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 4,790 households in Braxton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Braxton County, WV compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Braxton County has 25.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $285K, 34% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Braxton County would have about 8, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Braxton County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Braxton County at 11,885 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,790 households. Median household income in Braxton County is $50,331, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.4%, 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. Braxton County scores 6 for hair salons (very low), #2,330 of 2,339 scored counties.
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