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Salons, barbers and spas in Newton County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 75 out of 100: High

Ranked #162 of 2,385 scored counties
#7 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
10
1 chain location (10%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$5.2M
On personal care products and services · $906 a household
Spending per listing
$519K
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.5
63% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,188
+2.9% 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

Newton County scores 75 (high) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #162 of 2,385 scored counties and #7 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.

As of September 2026, map listings count 10 salons, barbers and spas in Newton County. One of them (10%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 63% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $906 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Newton County spend about $5.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $519K per business, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Newton County in 2023. That is one for every 1,909 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Newton County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.9%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Newton 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 Newton County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureNewton CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.539.547.2
Spending per listing$519K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment1,9091,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.9%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$906$971$1,005
Median household income$75,481$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score7559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 3
Employees, 2023
3
Annual payroll, 2023
$53K
One-person businesses, 2023
31Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
101 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
24The 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 Newton 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 Newton County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,188+2.9% since 2020
Households
5,726
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
402 sq. mi.
People per square mile
35
Median household income
$75,481+36.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,819
Median home value
$171,500
Jobs located here
3,456
Daytime population
11,088Residents 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 Newton 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

Other business types in Newton County

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

Questions

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

Newton County has 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (10%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $5.2M a year, or $906 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $519K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,726 households in Newton County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Newton County has 17.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 63% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $519K, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Newton County would have about 24, against 10 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,909 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Newton County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Newton County at 14,188 people in 2025, up 2.9% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,726 households. Median household income in Newton County is $75,481, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 36.4%, 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. Newton County scores 75 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #162 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Newton County

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