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Salons, barbers and spas in the Kokomo, IN metro area

The salons, barbers and spas in the Kokomo, IN metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #228 of 387 scored metro areas
#11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana

Listings
151
32 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
26
+23.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$32.1M
On personal care products and services · $903 a household
Spending per listing
$213K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.4
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
83,904
+0.4% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 151 salons, barbers and spas in the Kokomo metro area. Of those, 32 are chain locations, or 21%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 42.4 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in the Kokomo metro area spend about $32.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $903 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $213K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Kokomo metro area was 26 in 2023, up 23.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,369 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 394 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Kokomo metro area grew 0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Kokomo metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #228 of 387 scored metro areas and #11 of 12 scored metro areas based in Indiana.

How the Kokomo metro area 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 Kokomo, IN metro area compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureKokomo metro areaIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.439.547.2
Spending per listing$213K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment1,3691,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+23.8%+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.4%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$903$971$1,005
Median household income$64,027$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4759

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26+23.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
184
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
394Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
15132 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
151The 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 the Kokomo metro area, 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 the Kokomo metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
83,904+0.4% since 2020
Households
35,593
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
293 sq. mi.
People per square mile
286
Median household income
$64,027+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,020
Median home value
$165,000
Jobs located here
35,309
Daytime population
82,151Residents 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 metro areas in Indiana for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Indiana (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Kokomo metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Indiana

Metro areas in Indiana ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Columbus, IN7913339.9$255K+4.3%#7 of 387
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN683,45138.1$269K+2.7%#37 of 387
2Bloomington, IN6721030.9$300K+2.0%#40 of 387
3Michigan City-La Porte, IN6414533.2$285K−0.9%#53 of 387
4Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN623,92046.5$224K+5.4%#70 of 387
5Elkhart-Goshen, IN6125835.7$265K+0.9%#74 of 387
6Fort Wayne, IN6168737.7$255K+3.9%#75 of 387
7Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN6029632.6$279K+2.1%#80 of 387
8South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI5845035.0$270K+0.1%#104 of 387
9Muncie, IN5416936.5$232K+1.2%#151 of 387
11Kokomo, IN4715142.4$213K+0.4%#228 of 387

Other business types in the Kokomo metro area

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Kokomo, IN metro area?

The Kokomo metro area has 151 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (21%) 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, up 23.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 394 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Kokomo, IN metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $32.1M a year, or $903 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 151 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $213K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 35,593 households in the Kokomo metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Kokomo, IN metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Kokomo metro area has 42.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $213K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,369 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 23.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Kokomo, IN metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Kokomo metro area at 83,904 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,593 households. Median household income in the Kokomo metro area is $64,027, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. The Kokomo metro area scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #228 of 387 scored metro areas.

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