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Hair salons in Richland County, WI

The hair salons in Richland County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,678 of 2,339 scored counties
#52 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
16
2 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On personal care products and services · $909 a household
Spending per listing
$412K
4% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.1
6% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,036
−1.4% 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

At $909 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Richland County spend about $6.6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $412K per salon, 4% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Richland County has 16 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 13%, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.1 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Richland County in 2023. That is one for every 1,813 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Richland County scores 39 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #1,678 of 2,339 scored counties and #52 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Richland 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.

Hair salons in Richland County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.125.323.4
Spending per listing$412K$399K$430K
Households per official establishment1,8131,5571,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−6.5%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$909$1,007$1,005
Median household income$66,420$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score3935

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
5 → 4
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$415K
One-person businesses, 2023
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
162 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
15The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,036−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,250
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$66,420+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,420
Median home value
$197,500
Jobs located here
5,615
Daytime population
14,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for hair salons, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Richland County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oconto County, WI861911.3$866K+2.9%#32 of 2,339
2Adams County, WI7977.4$1.2M+5.2%#84 of 2,339
3Sawyer County, WI751112.5$714K+4.0%#155 of 2,339
4Burnett County, WI741013.9$652K+3.9%#177 of 2,339
5Calumet County, WI733516.4$650K+2.9%#204 of 2,339
6Vernon County, WI732217.7$539K+2.4%#213 of 2,339
7Marquette County, WI72811.4$786K+2.1%#227 of 2,339
8Juneau County, WI711110.0$895K−0.5%#250 of 2,339
9Green Lake County, WI711214.5$650K+1.5%#258 of 2,339
10Pierce County, WI702918.3$590K+3.1%#286 of 2,339
52Richland County, WI391622.1$412K−1.4%#1,678 of 2,339

Other business types in Richland County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Richland County, WI?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 16 hair salons in Richland County. 2 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 21 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Richland County, WI spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.6M a year, or $909 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $412K 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 7,250 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Richland County, WI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Richland County has 22.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $412K, 4% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Richland County would have about 15, against 16 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,813 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 17,036 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,250 households. Median household income in Richland County is $66,420, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Richland County scores 39 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,678 of 2,339 scored counties.

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