Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in Scott County, IN
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Scott County, IN, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #665 of 2,385 scored counties
#42 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 34
- 10 chain locations (29%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $8.4M
- On personal care products and services · $853 a household
- Spending per listing
- $247K
- 16% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 25,053
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $853 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Scott County spend about $8.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $247K per business, 16% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Scott County has 34 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 10 are chain locations, or 29%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 34.5 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Scott County was 3 in 2023. That is one for every 3,283 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 64 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Scott County grew 2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Scott County is 60 (upper middle), #665 of 2,385 scored counties and #42 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How Scott 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 | Scott County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $247K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,283 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $853 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $56,352 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $367K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 64Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 3410 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 40The 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 Scott 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 Scott County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 25,053+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 9,848
- Median age
- 40.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 190 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 129
- Median household income
- $56,352+15.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,102
- Median home value
- $158,400
- Jobs located here
- 7,681
- Daytime population
- 22,017Residents 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 |
| 42Scott County, IN | 60 | 34 | 34.5 | $247K | +2.8% | #665 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Scott 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 spas60
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care58
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 Scott County, IN?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 34 salons, barbers and spas in Scott County. 10 of them (29%) are chain locations. 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. Another 64 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Scott County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.4M a year, or $853 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $247K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,848 households in Scott County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Scott County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Scott County has 34.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $247K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Scott County would have about 40, against 34 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,283 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Scott County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Scott County at 25,053 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 9,848 households. The median household income in Scott County is $56,352 a year, 30% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 15.7% 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. Scott County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #665 of 2,385 scored counties.
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