Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, IN
The salons, barbers and spas in Boone County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #189 of 2,385 scored counties
#12 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 105
- 29 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 30
- +30.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,233 a household
- Spending per listing
- $337K
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.5
- 23% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 80,689
- +13.5% since 2020
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What this means
Boone County scores 74 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #189 of 2,385 scored counties and #12 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
At $1,233 per household (23% above the U.S. average), households in Boone County spend about $35.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $337K per business, 59% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Boone County has 105 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 29 are chain locations, or 28%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.5, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 30 businesses with payroll in Boone County classed as personal care services, up 30.4% from 2019. That is one for every 958 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $522K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Boone County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Boone County grew 13.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Boone 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.
| Measure | Boone County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.5 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $337K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 958 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +30.4% | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,233 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $111,250 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 74 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 30+30.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 114
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 216Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10529 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 167The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $522K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Boone 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 Boone County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 80,689+13.5% since 2020
- Households
- 28,738
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 423 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 177
- Median household income
- $111,250+33.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $154,426
- Median home value
- $376,200
- Jobs located here
- 43,536
- Daytime population
- 80,146Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Indiana, with Boone County marked.
Top counties in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LaGrange County, IN | 81 | 19 | 14.7 | $693K | +1.9% | #56 of 2,385 |
| 2Brown County, IN | 80 | 13 | 19.2 | $520K | +1.9% | #62 of 2,385 |
| 3Morgan County, IN | 79 | 86 | 30.4 | $335K | +4.4% | #91 of 2,385 |
| 4Parke County, IN | 78 | 8 | 13.0 | $696K | +3.0% | #96 of 2,385 |
| 5Posey County, IN | 76 | 21 | 19.9 | $505K | −0.8% | #129 of 2,385 |
| 6Shelby County, IN | 76 | 50 | 27.1 | $353K | +1.8% | #148 of 2,385 |
| 7Newton County, IN | 75 | 10 | 17.5 | $519K | +2.9% | #162 of 2,385 |
| 8Gibson County, IN | 75 | 26 | 19.3 | $484K | +0.1% | #165 of 2,385 |
| 9Noble County, IN | 75 | 43 | 23.7 | $398K | +1.0% | #170 of 2,385 |
| 10Hancock County, IN | 75 | 123 | 36.7 | $303K | +13.5% | #174 of 2,385 |
| 12Boone County, IN | 74 | 105 | 36.5 | $337K | +13.5% | #189 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Boone 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 spas74
- Hair salons78
- Barbershops95
- Nail salons75
- Spas and skin care79
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 Boone County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 salons, barbers and spas in Boone County. 29 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 30 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 30.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 216 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Boone County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $35.4M a year, or $1,233 per household. That is 23% above the U.S. average (an index of 123, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $337K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 28,738 households in Boone County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Boone County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Boone County has 36.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 23% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $337K, 59% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Boone County would have about 167, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 958 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 30.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Boone County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Boone County at 80,689 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 28,738 households. The median household income in Boone County is $111,250 a year, 38% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.9% 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. Boone County scores 74 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #189 of 2,385 scored counties.
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