Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Lake County, IN
The salons, barbers and spas in Lake County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 39 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,780 of 2,385 scored counties
#83 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 938
- 143 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 212
- +17.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $188.9M
- On personal care products and services · $968 a household
- Spending per listing
- $201K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 48.1
- 2% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 504,612
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 938 salons, barbers and spas in Lake County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 48.1, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Lake County spend about $188.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $968 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $201K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Lake County was 212 in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019. That is one for every 920 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 3,067 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 16 SBA-backed loans worth $3.8M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Lake County.
Population estimates put the population change in Lake County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 39 (lower middle): #1,780 of 2,385 scored counties and #83 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Lake 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 | Lake County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 48.1 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $201K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 920 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +17.8% | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $968 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,493 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 39 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 180 → 212+17.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,255
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $33.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,067Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 938143 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 888The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 16
- Amount
- $3.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Lake 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 Lake County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 504,612+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 195,130
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,003
- Median household income
- $71,493+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,636
- Median home value
- $230,600
- Jobs located here
- 191,504
- Daytime population
- 472,818Residents 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 Lake 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 |
| 83Lake County, IN | 39 | 938 | 48.1 | $201K | +1.1% | #1,780 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Lake 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 spas39
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops48
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care48
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 Lake County, IN?
There are 938 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. 143 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 212 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 17.8% from 2019. Official counts list 3,067 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Lake County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $188.9M a year, or $968 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 938 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $201K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 195,130 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Lake County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Lake County has 48.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $201K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Lake County would have about 888, against 938 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 920 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 17.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Lake County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Lake County at 504,612 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 195,130 households. Median household income in Lake County is $71,493, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Lake County scores 39 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,780 of 2,385 scored counties.
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