Beauty and personal care · County · California
Salons, barbers and spas in Imperial County, CA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Imperial County, CA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #708 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 161
- 31 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- −20.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43M
- On personal care products and services · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 181,411
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Imperial County comes to about $43M a year: $866 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $267K per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 161 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Imperial County as of September 2026. Of those, 31 are chain locations, or 19%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.4, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 19 businesses with payroll in Imperial County classed as personal care services, down 20.8% from 2019. That is one for every 2,613 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 448 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Imperial County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Imperial County is 59 (upper middle), #708 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Imperial County compares
The same measures for California 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 | Imperial County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $223K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,613 | 670 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −20.8% | +18.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $866 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,681 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 38 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 19−20.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 65
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 448Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16131 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 202The 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 Imperial 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 Imperial County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 181,411+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 49,644
- Median age
- 33.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 4,176 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 43
- Median household income
- $57,681+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,363
- Median home value
- $309,600
- Jobs located here
- 63,081
- Daytime population
- 165,766Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in California
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yuba County, CA | 91 | 43 | 15.0 | $647K | +8.2% | #7 of 2,385 |
| 2Calaveras County, CA | 78 | 58 | 31.5 | $327K | +2.8% | #111 of 2,385 |
| 3Madera County, CA | 76 | 148 | 32.6 | $302K | +7.4% | #154 of 2,385 |
| 4Merced County, CA | 73 | 261 | 30.3 | $301K | +5.1% | #219 of 2,385 |
| 5Colusa County, CA | 70 | 17 | 22.6 | $426K | −0.1% | #280 of 2,385 |
| 6Mariposa County, CA | 68 | 15 | 20.0 | $474K | −1.2% | #329 of 2,385 |
| 7Amador County, CA | 68 | 64 | 39.8 | $260K | +3.2% | #358 of 2,385 |
| 8Mono County, CA | 67 | 16 | 27.9 | $405K | −5.4% | #369 of 2,385 |
| 9Yolo County, CA | 67 | 251 | 32.7 | $334K | +3.1% | #383 of 2,385 |
| 10San Benito County, CA | 67 | 87 | 42.3 | $290K | +8.6% | #391 of 2,385 |
| 17Imperial County, CA | 59 | 161 | 32.4 | $267K | +1.1% | #708 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Imperial 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 spas59
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops27
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care70
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 Imperial County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 161 salons, barbers and spas in Imperial County. 31 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 20.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 448 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Imperial County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $43M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 161 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $267K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 49,644 households in Imperial County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Imperial County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Imperial County has 32.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $267K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Imperial County would have about 202, against 161 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,613 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 20.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Imperial County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Imperial County at 181,411 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 49,644 households. The median household income in Imperial County is $57,681 a year, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Imperial County scores 59 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #708 of 2,385 scored counties.
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