Beauty and personal care · Metro area · West Virginia
Hair salons in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area
The hair salons in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #212 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 268
- 69 chain locations (26%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $123.8M
- On personal care products and services · $814 a household
- Spending per listing
- $462K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.6
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 365,965
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Huntington-Ashland metro area comes to about $123.8M a year: $814 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That is about $462K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 7% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Huntington-Ashland metro area has 268 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 26% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 17.6 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Huntington-Ashland metro area in 2023. That is one for every 3,623 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 701 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show the Huntington-Ashland metro area declined 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Huntington-Ashland metro area is 47 (lower middle), #212 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Huntington-Ashland metro 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 | Huntington-Ashland metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.6 | 17.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $462K | $449K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,623 | 2,631 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +4.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $814 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,078 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 42
- Employees, 2023
- 188
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 701Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26869 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 288The 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 the Huntington-Ashland 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 Huntington-Ashland metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 365,965−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 152,165
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 2,916 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 127
- Median household income
- $60,078
- Average household income
- $80,719
- Median home value
- $154,700
- Jobs located here
- 137,552
- Daytime population
- 362,067Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas 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 Huntington-Ashland metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 68 | 5,214 | 22.0 | $540K | +3.3% | #42 of 387 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 64 | 217 | 18.4 | $495K | +7.1% | #67 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 51 | 125 | 22.5 | $425K | +6.5% | #171 of 387 |
| 1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 49 | 76 | 15.3 | $539K | −3.6% | #186 of 387 |
| 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 47 | 268 | 17.6 | $462K | −2.6% | #212 of 387 |
| 3Charleston, WV | 42 | 161 | 18.4 | $434K | −4.7% | #264 of 387 |
| 4Morgantown, WV | 36 | 128 | 22.3 | $384K | +1.3% | #328 of 387 |
| 5Beckley, WV | 32 | 81 | 18.0 | $412K | −4.3% | #355 of 387 |
| 6Wheeling, WV-OH | 20 | 125 | 21.5 | $385K | −3.6% | #382 of 387 |
| 7Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 16 | 89 | 23.5 | $335K | −2.3% | #386 of 387 |
Other business types in the Huntington-Ashland 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 spas48
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops38
- Nail salons46
- 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 268 hair salons in the Huntington-Ashland metro area. 69 of them (26%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 701 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $123.8M a year, or $814 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 268 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $462K 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 152,165 households in the Huntington-Ashland metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Huntington-Ashland metro area has 17.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $462K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Huntington-Ashland metro area would have about 288, against 268 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,623 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Huntington-Ashland metro area at 365,965 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 152,165 households. Median household income in the Huntington-Ashland metro area is $60,078, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Huntington-Ashland metro area scores 47 for hair salons (lower middle), #212 of 387 scored metro areas.
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