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Salons, barbers and spas in Vigo County, IN
How Vigo 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 26 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,214 of 2,385 scored counties
#86 of 86 scored counties in Indiana
- Listings
- 214
- 44 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 42
- −2.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $35.7M
- On personal care products and services · $841 a household
- Spending per listing
- $167K
- 22% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.5
- 7% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 106,512
- +0.4% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Vigo County has a Groundwork market score of 26 (lower middle): #2,214 of 2,385 scored counties and #86 of 86 scored counties in Indiana. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Vigo County spend about $35.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $841 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 214 salons, barbers and spas, that is $167K per business, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 214 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Vigo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 21% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.5, 7% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Vigo County in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,010 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $146K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Vigo County. Population estimates put the population change in Vigo County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Vigo 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 | Vigo County | Indiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.5 | 39.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $167K | $246K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,010 | 1,157 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.3% | +13.9% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.4% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $841 | $971 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $52,976 | $71,957 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 26 | 59 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 43 → 42−2.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 213
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 355Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 21444 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 168The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $146K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Vigo 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 Vigo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 106,512+0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 42,399
- Median age
- 37.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 404 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 263
- Median household income
- $52,976+17.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $73,677
- Median home value
- $148,500
- Jobs located here
- 44,404
- Daytime population
- 108,518Residents 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 |
| 86Vigo County, IN | 26 | 214 | 50.5 | $167K | +0.4% | #2,214 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Vigo 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 spas26
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons40
- Spas and skin care18
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 Vigo County, IN?
As of September 2026, map listings count 214 salons, barbers and spas in Vigo County. 44 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 42 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 2.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 355 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Vigo County, IN spend on personal care products and services?
About $35.7M a year, or $841 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 214 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $167K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 42,399 households in Vigo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Vigo County, IN compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Vigo County has 50.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 7% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $167K, 22% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Vigo County would have about 168, against 214 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,010 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Vigo County, IN growing?
Population estimates put Vigo County at 106,512 people in 2025, up 0.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 42,399 households. The median household income in Vigo County is $52,976 a year, 34% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 17.1% 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. Vigo County scores 26 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,214 of 2,385 scored counties.
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