Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Porter County, IN
The salons, barbers and spas in Porter County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,047 of 2,385 scored counties
#61 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 277
- 58 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 81
- +22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $72.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,061 a household
- Spending per listing
- $263K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.4
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 176,049
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Porter County comes to about $72.8M a year: $1,061 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That is about $263K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 277 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Porter County as of September 2026. 58 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 40.4 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Porter County in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 847 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 628 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $728K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Porter County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Porter County grew 1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Porter County is 52 (upper middle), #1,047 of 2,385 scored counties and #61 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Porter 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 | Porter County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.4 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $263K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 847 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.7% | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,061 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,972 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 66 → 81+22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 493
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $13.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 628Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 27758 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 343The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $728K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Porter 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 Porter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 176,049+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 68,639
- Median age
- 41.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 418 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 418
- Median household income
- $87,972+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $110,512
- Median home value
- $281,500
- Jobs located here
- 65,198
- Daytime population
- 160,058Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 61Porter County, IN | 52 | 277 | 40.4 | $263K | +1.6% | #1,047 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Porter 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 spas52
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops75
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care40
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 Porter County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 277 salons, barbers and spas in Porter County. 58 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 81 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 22.7% from 2019. Official counts list 628 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Porter County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $72.8M a year, or $1,061 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 277 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $263K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 68,639 households in Porter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Porter County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Porter County has 40.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $263K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Porter County would have about 343, against 277 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 847 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Porter County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Porter County at 176,049 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 68,639 households. The median household income in Porter County is $87,972 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Porter County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,047 of 2,385 scored counties.
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