Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Hair salons in Columbia County, WI
The hair salons in Columbia County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,835 of 2,339 scored counties
#58 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 65
- 15 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 22
- −8.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $25.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,039 a household
- Spending per listing
- $386K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.9
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 58,132
- −0.7% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Columbia County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,835 of 2,339 scored counties and #58 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 hair salons in Columbia County. Of those, 15 are chain locations, or 23%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 26.9 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Columbia County comes to about $25.1M a year: $1,039 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $386K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 10% below 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 22 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as beauty salons, down 8.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,098 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 Columbia County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Columbia County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Columbia County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Columbia County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.9 | 25.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $386K | $399K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,098 | 1,557 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.3% | −6.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,039 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,351 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 22−8.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 93Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6515 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 58The 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 58,132−0.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,158
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 766 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $85,351+25.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,726
- Median home value
- $283,200
- Jobs located here
- 21,803
- Daytime population
- 48,504Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for hair salons, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Columbia County marked.
Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oconto County, WI | 86 | 19 | 11.3 | $866K | +2.9% | #32 of 2,339 |
| 2Adams County, WI | 79 | 7 | 7.4 | $1.2M | +5.2% | #84 of 2,339 |
| 3Sawyer County, WI | 75 | 11 | 12.5 | $714K | +4.0% | #155 of 2,339 |
| 4Burnett County, WI | 74 | 10 | 13.9 | $652K | +3.9% | #177 of 2,339 |
| 5Calumet County, WI | 73 | 35 | 16.4 | $650K | +2.9% | #204 of 2,339 |
| 6Vernon County, WI | 73 | 22 | 17.7 | $539K | +2.4% | #213 of 2,339 |
| 7Marquette County, WI | 72 | 8 | 11.4 | $786K | +2.1% | #227 of 2,339 |
| 8Juneau County, WI | 71 | 11 | 10.0 | $895K | −0.5% | #250 of 2,339 |
| 9Green Lake County, WI | 71 | 12 | 14.5 | $650K | +1.5% | #258 of 2,339 |
| 10Pierce County, WI | 70 | 29 | 18.3 | $590K | +3.1% | #286 of 2,339 |
| 58Columbia County, WI | 36 | 65 | 26.9 | $386K | −0.7% | #1,835 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Columbia County
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 spas50
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops
- Nail salons69
- Spas and skin care69
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Columbia County, WI?
Columbia County has 65 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 15 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 8.3% from 2019. Another 93 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Columbia County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $25.1M a year, or $1,039 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $386K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,158 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, WI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Columbia County has 26.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $386K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Columbia County would have about 58, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,098 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 58,132 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,158 households. The median household income in Columbia County is $85,351 a year, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.5% 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. Columbia County scores 36 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,835 of 2,339 scored counties.
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