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Salons, barbers and spas in Indian River County, FL
How Indian River County, FL 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,924 of 2,385 scored counties
#46 of 64 scored counties in Florida
- Listings
- 385
- 76 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 100
- +28.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $64.4M
- On personal care products and services · $910 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.4
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 172,799
- +7.7% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Indian River County has a Groundwork market score of 36 (lower middle): #1,924 of 2,385 scored counties and #46 of 64 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 385 salons, barbers and spas in Indian River County. 76 of them (20%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 54.4 per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $910 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Indian River County spend about $64.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $167K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Indian River County was 100 in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. That is one for every 708 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Indian River County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Indian River County grew 7.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Indian River County compares
The same measures for Florida 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 | Indian River County | Florida | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.4 | 60.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $150K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 708 | 662 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.2% | +24.7% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.7% | +8.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $910 | $911 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $73,491 | $74,568 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 78 → 100+28.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 429
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $16.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 782Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38576 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 303The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Indian River 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 Indian River County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 172,799+7.7% since 2020
- Households
- 70,816
- Median age
- 52.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 503 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 332
- Median household income
- $73,491+34.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $108,404
- Median home value
- $351,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,126
- Daytime population
- 157,374Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Florida market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Florida for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Florida, with Indian River County marked.
Top counties in Florida
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sumter County, FL | 82 | 142 | 20.2 | $443K | +21.1% | #52 of 2,385 |
| 2Jefferson County, FL | 79 | 8 | 13.9 | $593K | +11.1% | #76 of 2,385 |
| 3Glades County, FL | 69 | 8 | 17.8 | $413K | +9.9% | #306 of 2,385 |
| 4Union County, FL | 67 | 10 | 23.2 | $350K | +5.2% | #378 of 2,385 |
| 5Gilchrist County, FL | 62 | 22 | 30.8 | $272K | +14.5% | #573 of 2,385 |
| 6Wakulla County, FL | 62 | 45 | 35.3 | $257K | +12.3% | #578 of 2,385 |
| 7DeSoto County, FL | 61 | 36 | 28.1 | $258K | +8.8% | #622 of 2,385 |
| 8Putnam County, FL | 59 | 76 | 24.2 | $302K | +5.9% | #689 of 2,385 |
| 9Gadsden County, FL | 58 | 30 | 17.8 | $406K | +2.0% | #729 of 2,385 |
| 10Santa Rosa County, FL | 56 | 308 | 42.4 | $232K | +11.7% | #861 of 2,385 |
| 46Indian River County, FL | 36 | 385 | 54.4 | $167K | +7.7% | #1,924 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Indian River 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 spas36
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care41
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 Indian River County, FL?
There are 385 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Indian River County as of September 2026. 76 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 100 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.2% from 2019. Official counts list 782 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Indian River County, FL spend on personal care products and services?
About $64.4M a year, or $910 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 385 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $167K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 70,816 households in Indian River County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Indian River County, FL compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Indian River County has 54.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $167K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Indian River County would have about 303, against 385 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 708 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Indian River County, FL growing?
Population estimates put Indian River County at 172,799 people in 2025, up 7.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 70,816 households. Median household income in Indian River County is $73,491, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.3%, 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. Indian River County scores 36 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,924 of 2,385 scored counties.
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