Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Hancock County, IN
The salons, barbers and spas in Hancock County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 75 out of 100: High
Ranked #174 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 123
- 14 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $37.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,113 a household
- Spending per listing
- $303K
- 42% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.7
- 22% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 90,969
- +13.5% since 2020
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What this means
Hancock County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #174 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
Households in Hancock County spend about $37.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,113 per household, 11% above the U.S. average. That works out to $303K per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Hancock County has 123 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 14 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 36.7, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Hancock County was 26 in 2023. That is one for every 1,287 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $21K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Hancock County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hancock County grew 13.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Hancock 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 | Hancock County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.7 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $303K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,287 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +13.5% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,113 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $93,186 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 75 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 26
- Employees, 2023
- 72
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 325Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 12314 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 175The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $21K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Hancock 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 Hancock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 90,969+13.5% since 2020
- Households
- 33,474
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 306 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 275
- Median household income
- $93,186+25.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $118,107
- Median home value
- $274,800
- Jobs located here
- 27,824
- Daytime population
- 66,104Residents 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 Hancock 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 |
Other business types in Hancock 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 spas75
- Hair salons74
- Barbershops91
- Nail salons90
- 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 Hancock County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 123 salons, barbers and spas in Hancock County. 14 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 325 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hancock County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $37.3M a year, or $1,113 per household. That is 11% above the U.S. average (an index of 111, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 123 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $303K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,474 households in Hancock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hancock County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Hancock County has 36.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 22% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $303K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Hancock County would have about 175, against 123 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,287 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Hancock County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Hancock County at 90,969 people in 2025, up 13.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 33,474 households. The median household income in Hancock County is $93,186 a year, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.8% 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. Hancock County scores 75 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #174 of 2,385 scored counties.
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