Beauty and personal care · Metro area · West Virginia
Hair salons in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area
How the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #382 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 125
- 26 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 41
- −6.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $48.1M
- On personal care products and services · $829 a household
- Spending per listing
- $385K
- 11% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 134,089
- −3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Wheeling metro area scores 20 (low) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #382 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of metro areas.
At $829 per household (17% below the U.S. average), households in the Wheeling metro area spend about $48.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $385K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 11% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Wheeling metro area has 125 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 26 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 21.5 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Wheeling metro area in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,415 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Wheeling metro area. Population estimates show the Wheeling metro area declined 3.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Wheeling 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 | Wheeling metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.5 | 17.9 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $385K | $449K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,415 | 2,631 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.8% | +4.9% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.6% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $829 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,418 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 41−6.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 239
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 236Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12526 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 112The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $20K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Wheeling 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 Wheeling metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 134,089−3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 58,024
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 944 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 145
- Median household income
- $57,418+14.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,303
- Median home value
- $156,600
- Jobs located here
- 58,297
- Daytime population
- 134,771Residents 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 Wheeling 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 Wheeling 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 spas34
- Hair salons20
- Barbershops33
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care49
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 125 hair salons in the Wheeling metro area. 26 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 41 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 6.8% from 2019. Official counts list 236 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $48.1M a year, or $829 per household. That is 17% below the U.S. average (an index of 83, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 125 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $385K 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 58,024 households in the Wheeling metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Wheeling metro area has 21.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $385K, 11% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Wheeling metro area would have about 112, against 125 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,415 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Wheeling, WV-OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Wheeling metro area at 134,089 people in 2025, down 3.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 58,024 households. Median household income in the Wheeling metro area is $57,418, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.0%, 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 Wheeling metro area scores 20 for hair salons (low), #382 of 387 scored metro areas.
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