Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · West Virginia
Hair salons in the Clarksburg, WV area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Clarksburg, WV area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 33 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #455 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 77
- 14 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $29M
- On personal care products and services · $817 a household
- Spending per listing
- $377K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.7
- 7% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 88,142
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
The Clarksburg area scores 33 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #455 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
As of September 2026, map listings count 77 hair salons in the Clarksburg area. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 18%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.7, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Clarksburg area comes to about $29M a year: $817 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $377K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 12% below 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 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Clarksburg area in 2023. That is one for every 2,367 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Clarksburg area. Population estimates put the population change in the Clarksburg area from 2020 to 2025 at −2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Clarksburg area 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 | Clarksburg area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.7 | 17.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $377K | $449K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,367 | 2,631 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.4% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $817 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,928 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 33 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15
- Employees, 2023
- 118
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 158Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 7714 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Clarksburg 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 Clarksburg area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 88,142−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,511
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 909 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 98
- Median household income
- $59,928+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,938
- Median home value
- $162,800
- Jobs located here
- 39,492
- Daytime population
- 92,527Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in West Virginia for hair salons, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Clarksburg area marked.
Top small-town markets in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairmont, WV | 40 | 48 | 20.6 | $404K | −1.2% | #381 of 538 |
| 2Clarksburg, WV | 33 | 77 | 21.7 | $377K | −2.4% | #455 of 538 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 27 | 78 | 20.3 | $391K | −1.3% | #488 of 538 |
| 3Bluefield, WV-VA | 19 | 99 | 24.4 | $306K | −3.8% | #520 of 538 |
| 4Elkins, WV | 17 | 26 | 24.3 | $315K | −3.6% | #525 of 538 |
Other business types in the Clarksburg 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 spas31
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care46
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Clarksburg, WV area?
The Clarksburg area has 77 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 158 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Clarksburg, WV area spend on personal care products and services?
About $29M a year, or $817 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $377K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,511 households in the Clarksburg area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Clarksburg, WV area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Clarksburg area has 21.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 7% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $377K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Clarksburg area would have about 67, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,367 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Clarksburg, WV area growing?
Population estimates put the Clarksburg area at 88,142 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 35,511 households. The median household income in the Clarksburg area is $59,928 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Clarksburg area scores 33 for hair salons (lower middle), #455 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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