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Beauty and personal care · Metro area · West Virginia

Hair salons in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #186 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia

Listings
76
16 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
24
−22.6% since 2019
Household spending a year
$41M
On personal care products and services · $826 a household
Spending per listing
$539K
25% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.3
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
112,468
−3.6% 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 76 hair salons in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 15.3 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area comes to about $41M a year: $826 per household, 18% below the U.S. average. That works out to $539K per salon, 25% 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 24 businesses with payroll in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area classed as beauty salons, down 22.6% from 2019. That is one for every 2,068 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 186 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Weirton-Steubenville metro area declined 3.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is 49 (lower middle), #186 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.

How the Weirton-Steubenville 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.

Hair salons in Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWeirton-Steubenville metro areaWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.317.923.4
Spending per listing$539K$449K$430K
Households per official establishment2,0682,6311,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−22.6%+4.9%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.6%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$826$802$1,005
Median household income$58,784$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4938

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
24−22.6% over the period
Employees, 2023
187
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
186Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
7616 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
95The 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 Weirton-Steubenville 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
112,468−3.6% since 2020
Households
49,642
Median age
45.1
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
580 sq. mi.
People per square mile
198
Median household income
$58,784+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,835
Median home value
$131,300
Jobs located here
36,596
Daytime population
102,743Residents 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 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area marked.

Top metro areas in West Virginia

Metro areas in West Virginia ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV685,21422.0$540K+3.3%#42 of 387
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV6421718.4$495K+7.1%#67 of 387
Winchester, VA-WV5112522.5$425K+6.5%#171 of 387
1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH497615.3$539K−3.6%#186 of 387
2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH4726817.6$462K−2.6%#212 of 387
3Charleston, WV4216118.4$434K−4.7%#264 of 387
4Morgantown, WV3612822.3$384K+1.3%#328 of 387
5Beckley, WV328118.0$412K−4.3%#355 of 387
6Wheeling, WV-OH2012521.5$385K−3.6%#382 of 387
7Parkersburg-Vienna, WV168923.5$335K−2.3%#386 of 387

Other business types in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area?

The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 76 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 16 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 22.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 186 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $41M a year, or $826 per household. That is 18% below the U.S. average (an index of 82, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 76 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $539K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,642 households in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

The Weirton-Steubenville metro area has 15.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $539K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Weirton-Steubenville metro area would have about 95, against 76 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,068 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is the Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Weirton-Steubenville metro area at 112,468 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 49,642 households. The median household income in the Weirton-Steubenville metro area is $58,784 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. 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 Weirton-Steubenville metro area scores 49 for hair salons (lower middle), #186 of 387 scored metro areas.

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