Market rankings · Alaska
Salons, barbers and spas in Alaska
Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 1,060
- 144 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 288
- +18.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $296.2M
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.2
- 17% below the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $279K
- 31% above the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #6 of 51
- Market score 66 · Upper middle
A site report maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,060 salons, barbers and spas in Alaska. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 39.2 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Alaska comes to about $296.2M a year: $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $279K per business, 31% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 288 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Alaska in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. That is one for every 939 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 14.1% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $526K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Alaska.
Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #6 for salons, barbers and spas, with a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest (59). Of the 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest (61).
Every market in Alaska for salons, barbers and spas
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Fairbanks-College, AK | 59 | 120 | 33.0 | $326K | −1.4% | #91 of 387 |
| 2Anchorage, AK | 58 | 700 | 47.1 | $241K | +1.9% | #111 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ketchikan, AK | 61 | 16 | 27.9 | $383K | −2.6% | #126 of 538 |
| 2Juneau, AK | 53 | 53 | 40.3 | $283K | −1.8% | #229 of 538 |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 62 | 170 | 42.6 | $254K | +10.4% | #580 of 2,385 |
| 2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 61 | 16 | 27.9 | $383K | −2.6% | #594 of 2,385 |
| 3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 53 | 120 | 33.0 | $326K | −1.4% | #969 of 2,385 |
| 4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 52 | 105 | 43.1 | $237K | +5.1% | #1,064 of 2,385 |
| 5Juneau City and Borough, AK | 51 | 53 | 40.3 | $283K | −1.8% | #1,090 of 2,385 |
| 6Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 46 | 19 | 40.9 | $251K | −5.0% | #1,400 of 2,385 |
| 7Anchorage Municipality, AK | 42 | 530 | 48.8 | $237K | −1.3% | #1,617 of 2,385 |
| Bethel Census Area, AK | Not scored | 2 | 4.1 | $2.4M | −1.5% | |
| North Slope Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $2.6M | −3.8% | |
| Nome Census Area, AK | Not scored | 3 | 10.7 | $946K | −1.9% | |
| Sitka City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 17 | 49.4 | $220K | −1.3% | |
| Kusilvak Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −5.2% | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −9.0% | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK | Not scored | 3 | 12.0 | $777K | +6.5% | |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 6 | 21.0 | $518K | −7.5% | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK | Not scored | 3 | 12.4 | $714K | +0.6% | |
| Aleutians West Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 10.5 | $1.2M | +1.2% | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 4.4 | $1.9M | −5.1% | |
| Dillingham Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −7.4% | |
| Aleutians East Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +1.6% | |
| Petersburg Borough, AK | Not scored | 2 | 14.6 | $664K | −0.1% | |
| Copper River Census Area, AK | Not scored | 1 | 8.3 | $1.2M | +1.9% | |
| Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −3.8% | |
| Wrangell City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 3 | 30.7 | $295K | −5.6% | |
| Haines Borough, AK | Not scored | 1 | 11.1 | $902K | −1.0% | |
| Denali Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +0.3% | |
| Skagway Municipality, AK | Not scored | 3 | 66.7 | $158K | −10.7% | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −6.2% | |
| Bristol Bay Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | +2.4% | |
| Yakutat City and Borough, AK | Not scored | 0 | 0.0 | n/a | −1.5% |
Markets with fewer than 5 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Alaska?
There are 1,060 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. 144 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 288 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 18.5% from 2019. Another 1,499 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Alaska spend on personal care products and services?
About $296.2M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,060 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $279K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.
How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Alaska has 39.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $279K, 31% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Alaska would have about 1,393, against 1,060 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 939 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 18.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for salons, barbers and spas?
Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Fairbanks-College metro area scores highest, at 59 (upper middle). Among 2 scored small-town markets in or partly in Alaska, the Ketchikan area scores highest, at 61 (upper middle). Among 7 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 62 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. Alaska scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #6 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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- Hair salons536 listings
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