Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Dearborn County, IN
How Dearborn County, IN 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 72 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #232 of 2,385 scored counties
#15 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 59
- 13 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $20.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,009 a household
- Spending per listing
- $347K
- 63% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 29.1
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 51,609
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Dearborn County has a Groundwork market score of 72 (upper middle): #232 of 2,385 scored counties and #15 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 59 salons, barbers and spas in Dearborn County. 13 of them (22%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.1, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Dearborn County spend about $20.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,009 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $347K of household spending for each business on map listings, 63% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Dearborn County in 2023. That is one for every 1,844 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $244K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Dearborn County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dearborn County grew 1.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Dearborn 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 | Dearborn County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 29.1 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $347K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,844 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,009 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,735 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 72 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 176Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 96The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $244K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Dearborn 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 Dearborn County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 51,609+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 20,282
- Median age
- 43.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 85%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 305 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 167
- Median household income
- $84,735+23.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,812
- Median home value
- $243,400
- Jobs located here
- 13,887
- Daytime population
- 39,625Residents 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 Dearborn 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 |
| 15Dearborn County, IN | 72 | 59 | 29.1 | $347K | +1.7% | #232 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Dearborn 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 spas72
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons77
- Spas and skin care73
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 Dearborn County, IN?
Dearborn County has 59 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 13 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 176 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Dearborn County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $20.5M a year, or $1,009 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 59 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $347K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 20,282 households in Dearborn County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Dearborn County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Dearborn County has 29.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $347K, 63% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Dearborn County would have about 96, against 59 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,844 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Dearborn County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Dearborn County at 51,609 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 20,282 households. Median household income in Dearborn County is $84,735, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.4%, 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. Dearborn County scores 72 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #232 of 2,385 scored counties.
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