Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Hair salons in Hancock County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Hancock County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,771 of 2,339 scored counties
#21 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 23
- 4 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On personal care products and services · $798 a household
- Spending per listing
- $445K
- 3% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 27,729
- −4.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Hancock County is 37 (lower middle), #1,771 of 2,339 scored counties and #21 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $798 per household (21% below the U.S. average), households in Hancock County spend about $10.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 23 hair salons, that is $445K per salon, 3% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 23 hair salons on map listings in Hancock County as of September 2026. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 17.9 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Hancock County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 2,137 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Hancock County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 17.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $445K | $449K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,137 | 2,631 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.5% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $798 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,466 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 36
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $830K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 44Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 234 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 27,729−4.5% since 2020
- Households
- 12,824
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 83 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 344
- Median household income
- $61,466+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,029
- Median home value
- $130,800
- Jobs located here
- 9,070
- Daytime population
- 24,530Residents 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 |
| 21Hancock County, WV | 37 | 23 | 17.9 | $445K | −4.5% | #1,771 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 spas31
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care26
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Hancock County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 23 hair salons in Hancock County. 4 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 44 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Hancock County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.2M a year, or $798 per household. That is 21% below the U.S. average (an index of 79, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 23 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $445K 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 12,824 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, WV compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Hancock County has 17.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $445K, 3% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Hancock County would have about 24, against 23 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,137 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 27,729 people in 2025, down 4.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 12,824 households. Median household income in Hancock County is $61,466, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Hancock County scores 37 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,771 of 2,339 scored counties.
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