Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Hair salons in Milwaukee County, WI
The hair salons in Milwaukee County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,913 of 2,339 scored counties
#61 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 1,020
- 105 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 215
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $364.7M
- On personal care products and services · $929 a household
- Spending per listing
- $358K
- 17% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.0
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 924,216
- −1.5% since 2020
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What this means
For hair salons, Milwaukee County has a Groundwork market score of 34 (lower middle): #1,913 of 2,339 scored counties and #61 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Milwaukee County spend about $364.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $929 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $358K per salon, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 1,020 hair salons on map listings in Milwaukee County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 10% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 26.0 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Milwaukee County in 2023, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,825 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $2M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Milwaukee County. Population estimates put the population change in Milwaukee County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Milwaukee 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 | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.0 | 25.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $358K | $399K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,825 | 1,557 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | −6.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $929 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,435 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 215 → 2150.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,104
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,139Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,020105 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 848The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 13
- Amount
- $2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 924,216−1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 392,399
- Median age
- 36.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 50%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 241 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,837
- Median household income
- $64,435+27.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,836
- Median home value
- $230,700
- Jobs located here
- 496,935
- Daytime population
- 971,639Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 61Milwaukee County, WI | 34 | 1,020 | 26.0 | $358K | −1.5% | #1,913 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Milwaukee 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 spas29
- Hair salons34
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons33
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Milwaukee County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,020 hair salons in Milwaukee County. 105 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 3,139 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Milwaukee County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $364.7M a year, or $929 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,020 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $358K 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 392,399 households in Milwaukee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Milwaukee County, WI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Milwaukee County has 26.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $358K, 17% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Milwaukee County would have about 848, against 1,020 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,825 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Milwaukee County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Milwaukee County at 924,216 people in 2025, down 1.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 392,399 households. Median household income in Milwaukee County is $64,435, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.3%, 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. Milwaukee County scores 34 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,913 of 2,339 scored counties.
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