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Salons, barbers and spas in Johnson County, IN

The salons, barbers and spas in Johnson County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,370 of 2,385 scored counties
#71 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
368
71 chain locations (19%)
Official establishments
73
+25.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$67.8M
On personal care products and services · $1,084 a household
Spending per listing
$184K
13% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
58.8
25% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
174,262
+7.4% 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 368 salons, barbers and spas in Johnson County. 71 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 58.8 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $1,084 per household (8% above the U.S. average), households in Johnson County spend about $67.8M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $184K of household spending for each business on map listings, 13% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 73 businesses with payroll in Johnson County classed as personal care services, up 25.9% from 2019. That is one for every 857 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 667 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $2.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Johnson County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Johnson County grew 7.4%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Johnson County is 47 (lower middle), #1,370 of 2,385 scored counties and #71 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Johnson 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 Johnson County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureJohnson CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households58.839.547.2
Spending per listing$184K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment8571,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+25.9%+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+7.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,084$971$1,005
Median household income$90,454$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
58 → 73+25.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
302
Annual payroll, 2023
$9.5M
One-person businesses, 2023
667Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
36871 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
319The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$2.4M

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

Population, 2025 estimate
174,262+7.4% since 2020
Households
62,554
Median age
38.9
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
320 sq. mi.
People per square mile
519
Median household income
$90,454+24.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$113,915
Median home value
$284,600
Jobs located here
66,910
Daytime population
152,891Residents 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 Johnson 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
71Johnson County, IN4736858.8$184K+7.4%#1,370 of 2,385

Other business types in Johnson County

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

Questions

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

There are 368 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Johnson County as of September 2026. 71 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 73 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 25.9% from 2019. Another 667 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $67.8M a year, or $1,084 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 368 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $184K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 62,554 households in Johnson County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Johnson County has 58.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $184K, 13% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Johnson County would have about 319, against 368 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 857 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 25.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Johnson County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Johnson County at 174,262 people in 2025, up 7.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 62,554 households. Median household income in Johnson County is $90,454, 12% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.9%, 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. Johnson County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,370 of 2,385 scored counties.

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