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Hair salons in Wyoming County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Wyoming County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,304 of 2,339 scored counties
#13 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia

Listings
6
1 chain location (17%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$5.6M
On personal care products and services · $691 a household
Spending per listing
$929K
2.2 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
7.4
68% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
19,801
−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 6 hair salons in Wyoming County. One of them (17%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 7.4 for every 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

At $691 per household (31% below the U.S. average), households in Wyoming County spend about $5.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $929K per salon, 2.2 times 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 Wyoming County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $20K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Wyoming County.

Population estimates put the population change in Wyoming County from 2020 to 2025 at −7.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Wyoming County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,304 of 2,339 scored counties and #13 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.

How Wyoming 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 Wyoming County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasureWyoming CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households7.417.923.4
Spending per listing$929K$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$691$802$1,005
Median household income$48,440$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market score4738

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
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
13The 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 Wyoming 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 Wyoming County

Population, 2025 estimate
19,801−7.1% since 2020
Households
8,068
Median age
45.2
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
500 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$48,440+14.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$59,197
Median home value
$82,900
Jobs located here
4,322
Daytime population
19,808Residents 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 Wyoming 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
13Wyoming County, WV4767.4$929K−7.1%#1,304 of 2,339

Other business types in Wyoming County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Wyoming County, WV?

Wyoming County has 6 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (17%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Wyoming County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.6M a year, or $691 per household. That is 31% below the U.S. average (an index of 69, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $929K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,068 households in Wyoming County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Wyoming County has 7.4 hair salons per 10,000 households, 68% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $929K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Wyoming County would have about 13, against 6 on map listings.

How fast is Wyoming County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Wyoming County at 19,801 people in 2025, down 7.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,068 households. The median household income in Wyoming County is $48,440 a year, 40% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 14.4% 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. Wyoming County scores 47 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,304 of 2,339 scored counties.

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