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Salons, barbers and spas in the Chugach Census Area, AK
How the Chugach Census Area, AK compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $3.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $518K
- 2.4 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 56% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,553
- −7.5% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Chugach Census Area spend about $3.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,086 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $518K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Chugach Census Area has 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 21.0 for every 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Chugach Census Area was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 954 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Chugach Census Area declined 7.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
How the Chugach Census Area compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas 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 | Chugach Census Area | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 39.2 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $518K | $279K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 954 | 939 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −7.5% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,086 | $1,095 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $90,509 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 66 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $102K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 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 personal care services in the Chugach Census 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 Chugach Census Area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,553−7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 2,861
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 9,575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1
- Median household income
- $90,509
- Average household income
- $112,444
- Median home value
- $346,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Alaska
| 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 |
| Chugach Census Area, AK | Not scored | 6 | 21.0 | $518K | −7.5% |
Other business types in the Chugach Census Area
None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
- Salons, barbers and spas
- Hair salons
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Chugach Census Area, AK?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 6 salons, barbers and spas in the Chugach Census Area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 11 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Chugach Census Area, AK spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.1M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $518K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,861 households in the Chugach Census Area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Chugach Census Area, AK compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Chugach Census Area has 21.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 56% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $518K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Chugach Census Area would have about 15, against 6 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 954 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Chugach Census Area, AK growing?
Population estimates put the Chugach Census Area at 6,553 people in 2025, down 7.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,861 households. The median household income in the Chugach Census Area is $90,509 a year, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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