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Salons, barbers and spas in Fayette County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Fayette County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #654 of 2,385 scored counties
#41 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
30
9 chain locations (30%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$8.1M
On personal care products and services · $863 a household
Spending per listing
$271K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.8
33% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
23,533
+0.7% 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 30 salons, barbers and spas in Fayette County. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 30%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 31.8, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Fayette County spend about $8.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $863 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $271K of household spending for each business on map listings, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fayette County in 2023. That is one for every 3,141 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 81 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Fayette County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Fayette County is 60 (upper middle), #654 of 2,385 scored counties and #41 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Fayette 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 Fayette County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureFayette CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.839.547.2
Spending per listing$271K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment3,1411,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$863$971$1,005
Median household income$59,321$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score6059

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$219K
One-person businesses, 2023
81Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
309 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
38The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

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

Population, 2025 estimate
23,533+0.7% since 2020
Households
9,422
Median age
43.6
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
215 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$59,321+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$74,303
Median home value
$130,700
Jobs located here
5,957
Daytime population
18,647Residents 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 Fayette 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
41Fayette County, IN603031.8$271K+0.7%#654 of 2,385

Other business types in Fayette County

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

Questions

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

There are 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Fayette County as of September 2026. 9 of them (30%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 81 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $8.1M a year, or $863 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,422 households in Fayette County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Fayette County has 31.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $271K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fayette County would have about 38, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,141 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Fayette County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Fayette County at 23,533 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,422 households. Median household income in Fayette County is $59,321, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Fayette County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #654 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Fayette County

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