Beauty and personal care · County · California
Salons, barbers and spas in Mariposa County, CA
How Mariposa 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 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #329 of 2,385 scored counties
#6 of 55 scored counties in California
- Listings
- 15
- 3 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.1M
- On personal care products and services · $948 a household
- Spending per listing
- $474K
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.0
- 58% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 16,918
- −1.2% since 2020
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What this means
At $948 per household (6% below the U.S. average), households in Mariposa County spend about $7.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $474K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Mariposa County as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 20%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 20.0 for every 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Mariposa County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mariposa County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Mariposa County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #329 of 2,385 scored counties and #6 of 55 scored counties in California. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Mariposa 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 | Mariposa County | California | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.0 | 51.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $474K | $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 | −1.2% | −0.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $948 | $1,149 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,412 | $99,122 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 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
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 153 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 34The 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 Mariposa 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 Mariposa County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 16,918−1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 7,508
- Median age
- 51.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 1,449 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 12
- Median household income
- $68,412+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,438
- Median home value
- $387,900
- Jobs located here
- 5,459
- Daytime population
- 13,699Residents 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 |
Other business types in Mariposa 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 spas68
- Hair salons70
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care49
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 Mariposa County, CA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 salons, barbers and spas in Mariposa County. 3 of them (20%) 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 Mariposa County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mariposa County, CA spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.1M a year, or $948 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $474K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,508 households in Mariposa County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mariposa County, CA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Mariposa County has 20.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 58% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $474K, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Mariposa County would have about 34, against 15 on map listings.
How fast is Mariposa County, CA growing?
Population estimates put Mariposa County at 16,918 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,508 households. The median household income in Mariposa County is $68,412 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Mariposa County scores 68 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #329 of 2,385 scored counties.
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