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Salons, barbers and spas in Lake County, CA

How Lake County, CA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,067 of 2,385 scored counties
#23 of 55 scored counties in California

Listings
104
9 chain locations (9%)
Official establishments
10
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On personal care products and services · $905 a household
Spending per listing
$234K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.6
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,772
−0.6% 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 104 salons, barbers and spas in Lake County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 9%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.6, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $905 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $24.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $234K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lake County in 2023. That is one for every 2,694 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 205 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Lake County is 52 (upper middle), #1,067 of 2,385 scored counties and #23 of 55 scored counties in California.

How Lake 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Lake County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.651.447.2
Spending per listing$234K$223K$213K
Households per official establishment2,694670804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+18.8%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$905$1,149$1,005
Median household income$60,621$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score5238

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 10
Employees, 2023
20
Annual payroll, 2023
$497K
One-person businesses, 2023
205Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1049 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
115The 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,772−0.6% since 2020
Households
26,940
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,306
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
15,936
Daytime population
61,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in California, with Lake County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Yuba County, CA914315.0$647K+8.2%#7 of 2,385
2Calaveras County, CA785831.5$327K+2.8%#111 of 2,385
3Madera County, CA7614832.6$302K+7.4%#154 of 2,385
4Merced County, CA7326130.3$301K+5.1%#219 of 2,385
5Colusa County, CA701722.6$426K−0.1%#280 of 2,385
6Mariposa County, CA681520.0$474K−1.2%#329 of 2,385
7Amador County, CA686439.8$260K+3.2%#358 of 2,385
8Mono County, CA671627.9$405K−5.4%#369 of 2,385
9Yolo County, CA6725132.7$334K+3.1%#383 of 2,385
10San Benito County, CA678742.3$290K+8.6%#391 of 2,385
23Lake County, CA5210438.6$234K−0.6%#1,067 of 2,385

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Lake County, CA?

There are 104 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 9 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 205 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lake County, CA spend on personal care products and services?

About $24.4M a year, or $905 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 104 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $234K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lake County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Lake County has 38.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $234K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lake County would have about 115, against 104 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,694 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Lake County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,067 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 Lake County

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