Beauty and personal care · County · Indiana
Salons, barbers and spas in St. Joseph County, IN
How St. Joseph County, IN compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,615 of 2,385 scored counties
#78 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 416
- 81 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 120
- +11.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $101.1M
- On personal care products and services · $943 a household
- Spending per listing
- $243K
- 14% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.8
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 272,861
- +0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in St. Joseph County comes to about $101.1M a year: $943 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $243K of household spending for each business on map listings, 14% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 416 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in St. Joseph County as of September 2026. 81 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 38.8 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 120 businesses with payroll in St. Joseph County classed as personal care services, up 11.1% from 2019. That is one for every 894 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 1,189 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in St. Joseph County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Joseph County grew 0.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, St. Joseph County has a Groundwork market score of 42 (lower middle): #1,615 of 2,385 scored counties and #78 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.
How St. Joseph 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 | St. Joseph County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.8 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $243K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 894 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +11.1% | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $943 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,868 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 108 → 120+11.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 597
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $17.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,189Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41681 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 475The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in St. Joseph 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 St. Joseph County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 272,861+0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 107,252
- Median age
- 38.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 596
- Median household income
- $66,868+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,212
- Median home value
- $192,800
- Jobs located here
- 124,747
- Daytime population
- 277,571Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Indiana market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Indiana for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Indiana, with St. Joseph County marked.
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 |
| 78St. Joseph County, IN | 42 | 416 | 38.8 | $243K | +0.1% | #1,615 of 2,385 |
Other business types in St. Joseph 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 spas42
- Hair salons41
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care49
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 St. Joseph County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 416 salons, barbers and spas in St. Joseph County. 81 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 120 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 11.1% from 2019. Official counts list 1,189 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in St. Joseph County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $101.1M a year, or $943 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 416 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $243K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 107,252 households in St. Joseph County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Joseph County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
St. Joseph County has 38.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $243K, 14% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, St. Joseph County would have about 475, against 416 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 894 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 11.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Joseph County, IN growing?
Population estimates put St. Joseph County at 272,861 people in 2025, up 0.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 107,252 households. The median household income in St. Joseph County is $66,868 a year, 17% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. St. Joseph County scores 42 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,615 of 2,385 scored counties.
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