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Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia

Hair salons in Webster County, WV

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

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2M
On personal care products and services · $683 a household
Spending per listing
$495K
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
13.8
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,760
−7.1% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 hair salons in Webster County. Per 10,000 households, that is 13.8, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $683 per household (32% below the U.S. average), households in Webster County spend about $2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $495K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 15% above 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Webster County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Webster County declined 7.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Webster 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 Webster County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWebster CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households13.817.923.4
Spending per listing$495K$449K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a2,6311,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+4.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−7.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$683$802$1,005
Median household income$43,839$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored38

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
9Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
5The 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 Webster 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 Webster County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,760−7.1% since 2020
Households
2,899
Median age
48.1
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
554 sq. mi.
People per square mile
15
Median household income
$43,839
Average household income
$58,888
Median home value
$76,100
Jobs located here
1,522
Daytime population
6,881Residents 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 Webster 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
Webster County, WVNot scored413.8$495K−7.1%

Other business types in Webster County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Webster County, WV?

Webster County has 4 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Webster County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 9 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $2M a year, or $683 per household. That is 32% below the U.S. average (an index of 68, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $495K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,899 households in Webster County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Webster County has 13.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $495K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Webster County would have about 5, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Webster County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Webster County at 7,760 people in 2025, down 7.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,899 households. The median household income in Webster County is $43,839 a year, 46% 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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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