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Salons, barbers and spas in Inyo County, CA
The salons, barbers and spas in Inyo County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,325 of 2,385 scored counties
#31 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 30
- 9 chain locations (30%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.8M
- On personal care products and services · $975 a household
- Spending per listing
- $261K
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 37.3
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 18,158
- −4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Inyo County comes to about $7.8M a year: $975 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $261K of household spending for each business on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Inyo County has 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 30%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.3, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Inyo County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Inyo County from 2020 to 2025 at −4.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Inyo County is 47 (lower middle), #1,325 of 2,385 scored counties and #31 of 55 scored counties in California.
How Inyo 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 | Inyo County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 37.3 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $261K | $223K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 670 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +18.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −4.4% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $975 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,991 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 38 |
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
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 309 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Inyo 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 Inyo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 18,158−4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 8,040
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 10,197 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $73,991+29.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,111
- Median home value
- $348,700
- Jobs located here
- 7,330
- Daytime population
- 17,028Residents 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 |
| 31Inyo County, CA | 47 | 30 | 37.3 | $261K | −4.4% | #1,325 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Inyo 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 spas47
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops28
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care51
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 Inyo County, CA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 30 salons, barbers and spas in Inyo County. 9 of them (30%) 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 Inyo County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Inyo County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.8M a year, or $975 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $261K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,040 households in Inyo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Inyo County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Inyo County has 37.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $261K, 23% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Inyo County would have about 37, against 30 on map listings.
How fast is Inyo County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Inyo County at 18,158 people in 2025, down 4.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,040 households. The median household income in Inyo County is $73,991 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.1% 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. Inyo County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,325 of 2,385 scored counties.
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