Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in the Monticello, IN area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Monticello, IN area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 71 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #46 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana
- Listings
- 29
- 8 chain locations (28%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $9.5M
- On personal care products and services · $922 a household
- Spending per listing
- $326K
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 28.3
- 40% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,164
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, the Monticello area has a Groundwork market score of 71 (upper middle): #46 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 25 scored small-town markets based in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of small-town markets for salons, barbers and spas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 salons, barbers and spas in the Monticello area. Chain locations make up 28% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 28.3 per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Monticello area spend about $9.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $922 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. Spread across 29 salons, barbers and spas, that is $326K per business, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Monticello area in 2023. That is one for every 1,709 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show the Monticello area grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Monticello 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.
| Measure | Monticello area | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 28.3 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $326K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,709 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $922 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,303 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 71 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6
- Employees, 2023
- 12
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $197K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 87Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 298 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 45The 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 Monticello 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 Monticello area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,164+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 10,254
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 505 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 49
- Median household income
- $67,303
- Average household income
- $83,596
- Median home value
- $175,900
- Jobs located here
- 8,813
- Daytime population
- 21,324Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Indiana
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kendallville, IN | 82 | 43 | 23.7 | $398K | +1.0% | #4 of 538 |
| 2Greensburg, IN | 79 | 34 | 31.7 | $304K | +0.4% | #13 of 538 |
| 3Auburn, IN | 78 | 48 | 28.1 | $339K | +2.9% | #17 of 538 |
| 4Greencastle, IN | 76 | 43 | 30.4 | $317K | +3.2% | #22 of 538 |
| 5Seymour, IN | 74 | 65 | 35.8 | $263K | +1.9% | #31 of 538 |
| 6Monticello, IN | 71 | 29 | 28.3 | $326K | +2.0% | #46 of 538 |
| 7Frankfort, IN | 70 | 42 | 33.6 | $272K | +0.4% | #54 of 538 |
| 8Bedford, IN | 66 | 57 | 29.8 | $305K | +1.2% | #80 of 538 |
| 9Connersville, IN | 66 | 30 | 31.8 | $271K | +0.7% | #83 of 538 |
| 10Washington, IN | 66 | 46 | 38.9 | $239K | +2.5% | #84 of 538 |
Other business types in the Monticello area
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 spas71
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care76
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 the Monticello, IN area?
The Monticello area has 29 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (28%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 87 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Monticello, IN area spend on personal care products and services?
About $9.5M a year, or $922 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $326K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,254 households in the Monticello area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Monticello, IN area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Monticello area has 28.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $326K, 53% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Monticello area would have about 45, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,709 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is the Monticello, IN area growing?
Population estimates put the Monticello area at 25,164 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 10,254 households. Median household income in the Monticello area is $67,303, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Monticello area scores 71 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #46 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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