Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Hair salons in Waushara County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Waushara County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #454 of 2,339 scored counties
#15 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 19
- 3 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.7M
- On personal care products and services · $919 a household
- Spending per listing
- $512K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.9
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,223
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 hair salons in Waushara County. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 17.9 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Waushara County comes to about $9.7M a year: $919 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $512K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 19% above 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.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Waushara County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,647 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 30 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Waushara County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Waushara County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #454 of 2,339 scored counties and #15 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Waushara 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 | Waushara County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.9 | 25.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $512K | $399K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,647 | 1,557 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −6.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $919 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,107 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 8
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $125K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 193 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The 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 Waushara 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 Waushara County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,223+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 10,586
- Median age
- 50.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 626 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 40
- Median household income
- $67,107+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,592
- Median home value
- $203,100
- Jobs located here
- 5,727
- Daytime population
- 19,553Residents 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 Waushara 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 |
| 15Waushara County, WI | 65 | 19 | 17.9 | $512K | +2.8% | #454 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Waushara 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 spas74
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- 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 Waushara County, WI?
Waushara County has 19 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Waushara County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.7M a year, or $919 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $512K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,586 households in Waushara County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Waushara County, WI compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Waushara County has 17.9 hair salons per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $512K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Waushara County would have about 23, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,647 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Waushara County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Waushara County at 25,223 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,586 households. The median household income in Waushara County is $67,107 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.1% 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. Waushara County scores 65 for hair salons (upper middle), #454 of 2,339 scored counties.
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