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Salons, barbers and spas in Montgomery County, IN

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Montgomery County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #753 of 2,385 scored counties
#51 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
55
12 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$14.8M
On personal care products and services · $945 a household
Spending per listing
$268K
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.3
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
38,954
+2.7% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Montgomery County comes to about $14.8M a year: $945 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That works out to $268K per business, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Montgomery County has 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 22%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.3, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Montgomery County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,300 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 110 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Montgomery County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Montgomery County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #753 of 2,385 scored counties and #51 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Montgomery 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 Montgomery County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureMontgomery CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.339.547.2
Spending per listing$268K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment1,3001,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.7%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$945$971$1,005
Median household income$71,479$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score5859

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 12
Employees, 2023
21
Annual payroll, 2023
$362K
One-person businesses, 2023
110Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
69The 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

Population, 2025 estimate
38,954+2.7% since 2020
Households
15,602
Median age
40.9
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
505 sq. mi.
People per square mile
76
Median household income
$71,479+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$88,874
Median home value
$171,800
Jobs located here
14,890
Daytime population
36,070Residents 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 Montgomery 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
51Montgomery County, IN585535.3$268K+2.7%#753 of 2,385

Other business types in Montgomery County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 55 salons, barbers and spas in Montgomery County. 12 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 110 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $14.8M a year, or $945 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $268K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 15,602 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Montgomery County has 35.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $268K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 69, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,300 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Montgomery County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Montgomery County at 38,954 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,602 households. The median household income in Montgomery County is $71,479 a year, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Montgomery County scores 58 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #753 of 2,385 scored counties.

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