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Salons, barbers and spas in Tippecanoe County, IN

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,449 of 2,385 scored counties
#73 of 86 scored counties in Indiana

Listings
267
47 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
86
+16.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$68.5M
On personal care products and services · $904 a household
Spending per listing
$257K
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.2
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
190,456
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 267 salons, barbers and spas in Tippecanoe County. 47 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 35.2 per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $904 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Tippecanoe County spend about $68.5M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $257K per business, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 86 businesses with payroll in Tippecanoe County classed as personal care services, up 16.2% from 2019. That is one for every 881 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 658 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $252K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Tippecanoe County.

Population estimates show Tippecanoe County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Tippecanoe County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,449 of 2,385 scored counties and #73 of 86 scored counties in Indiana.

How Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County, IN compared with Indiana and the U.S.
MeasureTippecanoe CountyIndianaU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.239.547.2
Spending per listing$257K$246K$213K
Households per official establishment8811,157804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+16.2%+13.9%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+2.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$904$971$1,005
Median household income$60,636$71,957$80,734
Groundwork market score4559

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
74 → 86+16.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
390
Annual payroll, 2023
$12.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
658Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
26747 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
322The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$252K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Tippecanoe 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 Tippecanoe County

Population, 2025 estimate
190,456+2.2% since 2020
Households
75,808
Median age
33.6
Homes lived in by their owners
53%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
499 sq. mi.
People per square mile
379
Median household income
$60,636+14.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$83,483
Median home value
$239,300
Jobs located here
96,546
Daytime population
205,195Residents 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 Tippecanoe 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
73Tippecanoe County, IN4526735.2$257K+2.2%#1,449 of 2,385

Other business types in Tippecanoe County

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

Questions

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

There are 267 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Tippecanoe County as of September 2026. 47 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 86 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 16.2% from 2019. Official counts list 658 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $68.5M a year, or $904 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 267 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 75,808 households in Tippecanoe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Tippecanoe County has 35.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $257K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Tippecanoe County would have about 322, against 267 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 881 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 16.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Tippecanoe County, IN growing?

Population estimates put Tippecanoe County at 190,456 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 75,808 households. Median household income in Tippecanoe County is $60,636, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 14.1%, 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. Tippecanoe County scores 45 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,449 of 2,385 scored counties.

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