Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Wisconsin
Hair salons in the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area
The hair salons in the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #171 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 91
- 14 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- −14.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,043 a household
- Spending per listing
- $494K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.1
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,127
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area spend about $44.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,043 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 91 hair salons, that is $494K per salon, 15% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Whitewater-Elkhorn area has 91 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 14 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.1, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,231 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 172 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $278K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area is 58 (upper middle), #171 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 13 scored small-town markets based in Wisconsin.
How the Whitewater-Elkhorn area 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 | Whitewater-Elkhorn area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.1 | 25.3 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $494K | $399K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,231 | 1,557 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −14.6% | −6.5% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,043 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,520 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 35 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 35−14.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 172Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 104The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $278K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area, 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 the Whitewater-Elkhorn area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,127+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 43,087
- Median age
- 42.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 555 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 190
- Median household income
- $80,520+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $109,464
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Jobs located here
- 43,660
- Daytime population
- 95,627Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Wisconsin for hair salons, numbered among those based in Wisconsin (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Whitewater-Elkhorn area marked.
Top small-town markets in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Menomonie, WI | 72 | 29 | 16.6 | $585K | +1.7% | #44 of 538 |
| 2Shawano, WI | 67 | 27 | 14.5 | $631K | +1.4% | #76 of 538 |
| 3Beaver Dam, WI | 62 | 70 | 19.5 | $498K | −0.3% | #131 of 538 |
| 4Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 58 | 91 | 21.1 | $494K | +0.8% | #171 of 538 |
| 5Marinette, WI-MI | 57 | 54 | 18.4 | $480K | +0.3% | #186 of 538 |
| 6Sparta, WI | 57 | 40 | 21.9 | $430K | +0.6% | #189 of 538 |
| 7Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 53 | 71 | 23.9 | $412K | +2.2% | #247 of 538 |
| 8Manitowoc, WI | 50 | 77 | 21.9 | $429K | +0.4% | #277 of 538 |
| 9Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 41 | 98 | 28.1 | $360K | +0.3% | #372 of 538 |
| Iron Mountain, MI-WI | 40 | 31 | 22.0 | $409K | +0.4% | #379 of 538 |
Other business types in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area
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 spas56
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops85
- Nail salons72
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 hair salons in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area. 14 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 14.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 172 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area spend on personal care products and services?
About $44.9M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $494K 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 43,087 households in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Whitewater-Elkhorn area has 21.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $494K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Whitewater-Elkhorn area would have about 104, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,231 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 14.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI area growing?
Population estimates put the Whitewater-Elkhorn area at 106,127 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,087 households. Median household income in the Whitewater-Elkhorn area is $80,520, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Whitewater-Elkhorn area scores 58 for hair salons (upper middle), #171 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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