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Salons, barbers and spas in Knox County, ME
The salons, barbers and spas in Knox County, ME, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 34 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,994 of 2,385 scored counties
#16 of 16 scored counties in Maine
- Listings
- 92
- 12 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +38.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $18.1M
- On personal care products and services · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $197K
- 7% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.8
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 41,117
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Knox County is 34 (lower middle), #1,994 of 2,385 scored counties and #16 of 16 scored counties in Maine. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Knox County comes to about $18.1M a year: $980 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That is about $197K of household spending for each business on map listings, 7% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Knox County has 92 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 12 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 49.8, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Knox County was 29 in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019. That is one for every 637 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Knox County grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Knox County compares
The same measures for Maine 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 | Knox County | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.8 | 40.0 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $197K | $243K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 637 | 1,185 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +38.1% | +11.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $980 | $973 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,096 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 34 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 29+38.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 90
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 111Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9212 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 85The 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 Knox 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 Knox County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 41,117+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 18,484
- Median age
- 49.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 365 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 112
- Median household income
- $74,096+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $99,101
- Median home value
- $324,900
- Jobs located here
- 16,342
- Daytime population
- 41,779Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maine
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oxford County, ME | 72 | 67 | 27.8 | $315K | +4.2% | #236 of 2,385 |
| 2Somerset County, ME | 70 | 59 | 25.4 | $330K | +2.3% | #293 of 2,385 |
| 3Piscataquis County, ME | 68 | 20 | 23.9 | $359K | +3.5% | #336 of 2,385 |
| 4Franklin County, ME | 68 | 40 | 31.6 | $273K | +4.6% | #354 of 2,385 |
| 5Waldo County, ME | 67 | 48 | 27.5 | $337K | +2.6% | #381 of 2,385 |
| 6York County, ME | 62 | 371 | 40.6 | $257K | +4.8% | #579 of 2,385 |
| 7Kennebec County, ME | 61 | 210 | 38.7 | $239K | +3.5% | #625 of 2,385 |
| 8Aroostook County, ME | 59 | 84 | 28.1 | $300K | −0.7% | #690 of 2,385 |
| 9Sagadahoc County, ME | 59 | 64 | 38.9 | $261K | +3.4% | #712 of 2,385 |
| 10Androscoggin County, ME | 59 | 164 | 34.9 | $260K | +4.8% | #714 of 2,385 |
| 16Knox County, ME | 34 | 92 | 49.8 | $197K | +1.1% | #1,994 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Knox 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 spas34
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons66
- Spas and skin care46
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 Knox County, ME?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 92 salons, barbers and spas in Knox County. 12 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 38.1% from 2019. Another 111 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Knox County, ME spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.1M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 92 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $197K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,484 households in Knox County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Knox County, ME compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Knox County has 49.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $197K, 7% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Knox County would have about 85, against 92 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 637 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 38.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Knox County, ME growing?
Population estimates put Knox County at 41,117 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 18,484 households. The median household income in Knox County is $74,096 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Knox County scores 34 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,994 of 2,385 scored counties.
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