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Salons, barbers and spas in Kodiak Island Borough, AK

The salons, barbers and spas in Kodiak Island Borough, AK, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,400 of 2,385 scored counties
#6 of 7 scored counties in Alaska

Listings
19
2 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$4.8M
On personal care products and services · $1,027 a household
Spending per listing
$251K
18% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.9
13% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
12,387
−5.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 salons, barbers and spas in Kodiak Island Borough. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 40.9 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Kodiak Island Borough spend about $4.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,027 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $251K per business, 18% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Kodiak Island Borough: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Kodiak Island Borough from 2020 to 2025 at −5.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Kodiak Island Borough is 46 (lower middle), #1,400 of 2,385 scored counties and #6 of 7 scored counties in Alaska.

How Kodiak Island Borough 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Kodiak Island Borough, AK compared with Alaska and the U.S.
MeasureKodiak Island BoroughAlaskaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.939.247.2
Spending per listing$251K$279K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a939804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−5.0%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,027$1,095$1,005
Median household income$86,250$92,788$80,734
Groundwork market score4666

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
22Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
192 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Kodiak Island Borough, 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 Kodiak Island Borough

Population, 2025 estimate
12,387−5.0% since 2020
Households
4,640
Median age
37.3
Homes lived in by their owners
61%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
6,690 sq. mi.
People per square mile
2
Median household income
$86,250+0.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,824
Median home value
$412,300
Jobs located here
n/a
Daytime population
n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Alaska

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The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Kodiak Island Borough marked.

Top counties in Alaska

Counties in Alaska ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK6217042.6$254K+10.4%#580 of 2,385
2Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK611627.9$383K−2.6%#594 of 2,385
3Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK5312033.0$326K−1.4%#969 of 2,385
4Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK5210543.1$237K+5.1%#1,064 of 2,385
5Juneau City and Borough, AK515340.3$283K−1.8%#1,090 of 2,385
6Kodiak Island Borough, AK461940.9$251K−5.0%#1,400 of 2,385
7Anchorage Municipality, AK4253048.8$237K−1.3%#1,617 of 2,385

Other business types in Kodiak Island Borough

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Kodiak Island Borough, AK?

There are 19 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Kodiak Island Borough as of September 2026. 2 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Kodiak Island Borough: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Kodiak Island Borough, AK spend on personal care products and services?

About $4.8M a year, or $1,027 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $251K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,640 households in Kodiak Island Borough and national spending patterns by income.

How does Kodiak Island Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Kodiak Island Borough has 40.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $251K, 18% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Kodiak Island Borough would have about 22, against 19 on map listings.

How fast is Kodiak Island Borough, AK growing?

Population estimates put Kodiak Island Borough at 12,387 people in 2025, down 5.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,640 households. Median household income in Kodiak Island Borough is $86,250, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 0.5%, 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. Kodiak Island Borough scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,400 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Kodiak Island Borough

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