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Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia

Hair salons in Roane County, WV

The hair salons in Roane County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 9 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,314 of 2,339 scored counties
#42 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
$4M
On personal care products and services · $699 a household
Spending per listing
$332K
23% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.0
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,317
−4.8% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Roane County is 9 (very low), #2,314 of 2,339 scored counties and #42 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 Roane County comes to about $4M a year: $699 per household, 30% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 hair salons, that is $332K per salon, 23% 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 Roane County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 25% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.0, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Roane County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Roane County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Roane 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.

Hair salons in Roane County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureRoane CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.017.923.4
Spending per listing$332K$449K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6311,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.8%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$699$802$1,005
Median household income$45,778$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score938

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
17Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
123 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Roane 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 Roane County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,317−4.8% since 2020
Households
5,704
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
484 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$45,778+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$62,771
Median home value
$122,100
Jobs located here
3,008
Daytime population
12,017Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for hair salons, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Roane County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV84229.6$1.1M+9.2%#43 of 2,339
2Berkeley County, WV747113.9$656K+13.7%#176 of 2,339
3Hampshire County, WV7289.3$876K+4.4%#223 of 2,339
4Morgan County, WV72912.3$685K+5.5%#233 of 2,339
5Putnam County, WV683213.8$678K−1.0%#345 of 2,339
6Preston County, WV561511.7$684K−0.6%#849 of 2,339
7Taylor County, WV5569.1$881K−2.4%#900 of 2,339
8Mineral County, WV521513.5$614K−0.4%#1,043 of 2,339
9Boone County, WV5156.3$1.2M−6.9%#1,095 of 2,339
10Fayette County, WV501811.3$658K−5.6%#1,149 of 2,339
42Roane County, WV91221.0$332K−4.8%#2,314 of 2,339

Other business types in Roane County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Roane County, WV?

As of September 2026, map listings count 12 hair salons in Roane County. 3 of them (25%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Roane County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 17 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Roane County, WV spend on personal care products and services?

About $4M a year, or $699 per household. That is 30% below the U.S. average (an index of 70, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $332K 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 5,704 households in Roane County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Roane County, WV compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Roane County has 21.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $332K, 23% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Roane County would have about 9, against 12 on map listings.

How fast is Roane County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Roane County at 13,317 people in 2025, down 4.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,704 households. Median household income in Roane County is $45,778, 43% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Roane County scores 9 for hair salons (very low), #2,314 of 2,339 scored counties.

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