Beauty and personal care · County · Connecticut
Salons, barbers and spas in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #992 of 2,385 scored counties
#3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut
- Listings
- 328
- 51 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 106
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $86.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $263K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.3
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 177,311
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,164 per household (16% above the U.S. average), households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region spend about $86.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 328 salons, barbers and spas, that is $263K per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 328 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 44.3 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region in 2023. That is one for every 699 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 456 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $1.7M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region.
Population estimates show the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #992 of 2,385 scored counties and #3 of 9 scored counties in Connecticut.
How the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region compares
The same measures for Connecticut 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 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | Connecticut | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.3 | 53.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $263K | $209K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 699 | 598 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,164 | $1,124 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $104,428 | $95,781 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 41 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 106
- Employees, 2023
- 459
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 456Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 32851 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 405The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 9
- Amount
- $1.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, 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 the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 177,311+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 74,068
- Median age
- 45.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 424 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 415
- Median household income
- $104,428
- Average household income
- $138,522
- Median home value
- $379,700
- Jobs located here
- 70,497
- Daytime population
- 159,861Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Connecticut market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Connecticut for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Connecticut, with the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region marked.
Top counties in Connecticut
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 66 | 172 | 35.9 | $308K | +2.2% | #430 of 2,385 |
| 2Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 64 | 151 | 38.3 | $279K | +3.0% | #509 of 2,385 |
| 3Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 53 | 328 | 44.3 | $263K | +2.3% | #992 of 2,385 |
| 4Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 50 | 801 | 44.5 | $237K | +3.2% | #1,182 of 2,385 |
| 5Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 47 | 604 | 50.5 | $220K | +4.1% | #1,349 of 2,385 |
| 6Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 45 | 530 | 45.8 | $229K | +2.0% | #1,466 of 2,385 |
| 7Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 43 | 1,488 | 63.2 | $206K | +3.5% | #1,579 of 2,385 |
| 8Capitol Planning Region, CT | 40 | 2,258 | 57.7 | $191K | +3.1% | #1,742 of 2,385 |
| 9South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 37 | 1,365 | 59.2 | $182K | +2.5% | #1,870 of 2,385 |
Other business types in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region
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 spas53
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops70
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care56
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 the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 328 salons, barbers and spas in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. 51 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 456 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT spend on personal care products and services?
About $86.2M a year, or $1,164 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 328 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $263K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,068 households in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region has 44.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $263K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region would have about 405, against 328 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 699 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT growing?
Population estimates put the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region at 177,311 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,068 households. The median household income in the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region is $104,428 a year, 29% above the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. The Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #992 of 2,385 scored counties.
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