Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Hair salons in Waukesha County, WI
How Waukesha County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for hair salons: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,566 of 2,339 scored counties
#50 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 552
- 74 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 143
- −3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $200.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,190 a household
- Spending per listing
- $364K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.7
- 40% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 417,210
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 552 hair salons in Waukesha County. Of those, 74 are chain locations, or 13%, against 14% across the U.S. That is 32.7 per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Waukesha County comes to about $200.7M a year: $1,190 per household, 18% above the U.S. average. That is about $364K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 16% 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 143 businesses with payroll in Waukesha County classed as beauty salons, down 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,179 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 858 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Waukesha County.
Population estimates show Waukesha County grew 2.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Waukesha County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,566 of 2,339 scored counties and #50 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Waukesha 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 | Waukesha County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.7 | 25.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $364K | $399K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,179 | 1,557 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −3.4% | −6.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,190 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $106,076 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 148 → 143−3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,050
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 858Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 55274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 466The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Waukesha 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 Waukesha County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 417,210+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 168,658
- Median age
- 44.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 550 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 749
- Median household income
- $106,076+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $137,605
- Median home value
- $398,200
- Jobs located here
- 265,439
- Daytime population
- 468,429Residents 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 Waukesha 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 |
| 50Waukesha County, WI | 42 | 552 | 32.7 | $364K | +2.4% | #1,566 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Waukesha 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 spas40
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops67
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care40
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Waukesha County, WI?
Waukesha County has 552 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 74 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 143 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 3.4% from 2019. Official counts list 858 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waukesha County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $200.7M a year, or $1,190 per household. That is 18% above the U.S. average (an index of 118, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 552 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $364K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 168,658 households in Waukesha County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waukesha County, WI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Waukesha County has 32.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 40% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $364K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Waukesha County would have about 466, against 552 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,179 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Waukesha County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waukesha County at 417,210 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 168,658 households. The median household income in Waukesha County is $106,076 a year, 31% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Waukesha County scores 42 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,566 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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