Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Fulton County, IN
The salons, barbers and spas in Fulton 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 #1,094 of 2,385 scored counties
#64 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On personal care products and services · $911 a household
- Spending per listing
- $272K
- 28% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,091
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 salons, barbers and spas in Fulton County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 33.5 per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Fulton County comes to about $7.3M a year: $911 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. That works out to $272K per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Fulton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,610 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 63 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Fulton County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Fulton County is 51 (upper middle), #1,094 of 2,385 scored counties and #64 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Fulton 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 | Fulton County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.5 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $272K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,610 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $911 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,360 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $322K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 63Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Fulton 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 Fulton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,091−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,051
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 368 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 55
- Median household income
- $61,360+17.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,533
- Median home value
- $156,500
- Jobs located here
- 6,262
- Daytime population
- 17,927Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 64Fulton County, IN | 51 | 27 | 33.5 | $272K | −1.9% | #1,094 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Fulton 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 spas51
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Fulton County, IN?
There are 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Fulton County as of September 2026. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 63 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Fulton County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.3M a year, or $911 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $272K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,051 households in Fulton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Fulton County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Fulton County has 33.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $272K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Fulton County would have about 35, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,610 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Fulton County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Fulton County at 20,091 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 8,051 households. Median household income in Fulton County is $61,360, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.9%, 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. Fulton County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,094 of 2,385 scored counties.
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