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Salons, barbers and spas in Adams County, IN

The salons, barbers and spas in Adams County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,451 of 2,385 scored counties
#74 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
45
12 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
15
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$11.4M
On personal care products and services · $918 a household
Spending per listing
$253K
19% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
36.3
23% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
36,650
+2.2% 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 45 salons, barbers and spas in Adams County. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 27%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 36.3 for every 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Adams County spend about $11.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $918 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That is about $253K of household spending for each business on map listings, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Adams County was 15 in 2023. That is one for every 827 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $197K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Adams County.

Population estimates show Adams County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Adams County is 45 (lower middle), #1,451 of 2,385 scored counties and #74 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Indiana 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 Adams County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households36.339.547.2
Spending per listing$253K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment8271,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$918$971$1,005
Median household income$65,289$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 15
Employees, 2023
26
Annual payroll, 2023
$508K
One-person businesses, 2023
111Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
4512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$197K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
36,650+2.2% since 2020
Households
12,401
Median age
35.0
Homes lived in by their owners
83%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
339 sq. mi.
People per square mile
107
Median household income
$65,289+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,576
Median home value
$178,400
Jobs located here
13,315
Daytime population
33,956Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Indiana

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

Top counties in Indiana

Counties in Indiana ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1LaGrange County, IN811914.7$693K+1.9%#56 of 2,385
2Brown County, IN801319.2$520K+1.9%#62 of 2,385
3Morgan County, IN798630.4$335K+4.4%#91 of 2,385
4Parke County, IN78813.0$696K+3.0%#96 of 2,385
5Posey County, IN762119.9$505K−0.8%#129 of 2,385
6Shelby County, IN765027.1$353K+1.8%#148 of 2,385
7Newton County, IN751017.5$519K+2.9%#162 of 2,385
8Gibson County, IN752619.3$484K+0.1%#165 of 2,385
9Noble County, IN754323.7$398K+1.0%#170 of 2,385
10Hancock County, IN7512336.7$303K+13.5%#174 of 2,385
74Adams County, IN454536.3$253K+2.2%#1,451 of 2,385

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Adams County, IN?

There are 45 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. 12 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 111 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Adams County, IN spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.4M a year, or $918 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $253K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,401 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Adams County has 36.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $253K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Adams County would have about 54, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 827 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Adams County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 36,650 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,401 households. Median household income in Adams County is $65,289, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Adams County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,451 of 2,385 scored counties.

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