Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Clark County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Clark County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #267 of 2,385 scored counties
#18 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 165
- 39 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 35
- +34.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.7M
- On personal care products and services · $970 a household
- Spending per listing
- $301K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.2
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 130,451
- +7.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Clark County comes to about $49.7M a year: $970 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. Spread across 165 salons, barbers and spas, that is $301K per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Clark County has 165 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 39 of them (24%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 32.2 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Clark County was 35 in 2023, up 34.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,464 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 523 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $263K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Clark County.
Population estimates show Clark County grew 7.5% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Clark County has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #267 of 2,385 scored counties and #18 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Clark 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 | Clark County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.2 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $301K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,464 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +34.6% | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $970 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,214 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26 → 35+34.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 252
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 523Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16539 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 234The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $263K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Clark 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 Clark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 130,451+7.5% since 2020
- Households
- 51,242
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 373 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 334
- Median household income
- $74,214+33.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,593
- Median home value
- $222,900
- Jobs located here
- 57,028
- Daytime population
- 116,702Residents 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 Clark 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 |
| 18Clark County, IN | 71 | 165 | 32.2 | $301K | +7.5% | #267 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Clark 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 spas71
- Hair salons81
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care71
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 Clark County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 165 salons, barbers and spas in Clark County. 39 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 35 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 34.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 523 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Clark County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $49.7M a year, or $970 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 165 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $301K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 51,242 households in Clark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clark County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Clark County has 32.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $301K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Clark County would have about 234, against 165 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,464 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 34.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clark County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Clark County at 130,451 people in 2025, up 7.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 51,242 households. The median household income in Clark County is $74,214 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.4% 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. Clark County scores 71 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #267 of 2,385 scored counties.
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