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Salons, barbers and spas in Allen County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,112 of 2,385 scored counties
#65 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
616
94 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
177
+12.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$150.3M
On personal care products and services · $960 a household
Spending per listing
$244K
15% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.3
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
402,329
+4.2% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 616 salons, barbers and spas in Allen County. 94 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 39.3 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Allen County spend about $150.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $960 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $244K per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Allen County was 177 in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. That is one for every 885 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,059 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 9 SBA-backed loans worth $2.3M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Allen County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allen County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allen County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,112 of 2,385 scored counties and #65 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Allen 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 Allen County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureAllen CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.339.547.2
Spending per listing$244K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment8851,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.0%+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+4.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$960$971$1,005
Median household income$70,737$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5159

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
158 → 177+12.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
897
Annual payroll, 2023
$26.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
2,059Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
61694 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
707The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
9
Amount
$2.3M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
402,329+4.2% since 2020
Households
156,570
Median age
37.1
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
657 sq. mi.
People per square mile
597
Median household income
$70,737+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$93,582
Median home value
$214,900
Jobs located here
204,663
Daytime population
410,535Residents 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 Allen 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
65Allen County, IN5161639.3$244K+4.2%#1,112 of 2,385

Other business types in Allen County

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

Questions

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

Allen County has 616 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 94 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 177 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 12.0% from 2019. Another 2,059 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $150.3M a year, or $960 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 616 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 156,570 households in Allen County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Allen County has 39.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $244K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Allen County would have about 707, against 616 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 885 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Allen County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Allen County at 402,329 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 156,570 households. Median household income in Allen County is $70,737, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. Allen County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,112 of 2,385 scored counties.

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