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Salons, barbers and spas in Steuben County, IN

The salons, barbers and spas in Steuben County, IN, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,228 of 2,385 scored counties
#69 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
57
10 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
12
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$13.6M
On personal care products and services · $965 a household
Spending per listing
$238K
12% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.5
14% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
34,799
+1.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 57 salons, barbers and spas in Steuben County. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 40.5 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Steuben County spend about $13.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $965 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $238K per business, 12% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Steuben County was 12 in 2023. That is one for every 1,172 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 114 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Steuben County grew 1.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Steuben County is 49 (lower middle), #1,228 of 2,385 scored counties and #69 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Steuben 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 Steuben County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureSteuben CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.539.547.2
Spending per listing$238K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment1,1721,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.0%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$965$971$1,005
Median household income$74,911$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4959

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
15 → 12
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$982K
One-person businesses, 2023
114Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
5710 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
64The 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 Steuben 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 Steuben County

Population, 2025 estimate
34,799+1.0% since 2020
Households
14,058
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
309 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$74,911+28.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,356
Median home value
$216,200
Jobs located here
15,877
Daytime population
34,843Residents 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 Steuben 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
69Steuben County, IN495740.5$238K+1.0%#1,228 of 2,385

Other business types in Steuben County

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

Questions

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

Steuben County has 57 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 10 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 12 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 114 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $13.6M a year, or $965 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 57 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $238K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,058 households in Steuben County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Steuben County has 40.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $238K, 12% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Steuben County would have about 64, against 57 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,172 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Steuben County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Steuben County at 34,799 people in 2025, up 1.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 14,058 households. Median household income in Steuben County is $74,911, 7% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.5%, 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. Steuben County scores 49 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,228 of 2,385 scored counties.

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