Beauty and personal care · County · Maryland
Salons, barbers and spas in Allegany County, MD
How Allegany County, MD 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 18 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,320 of 2,385 scored counties
#24 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 116
- 20 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −6.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $21.3M
- On personal care products and services · $777 a household
- Spending per listing
- $183K
- 14% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.4
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,848
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Allegany County scores 18 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,320 of 2,385 scored counties and #24 of 24 scored counties in Maryland. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $777 per household (23% below the U.S. average), households in Allegany County spend about $21.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $183K per business, 14% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Allegany County has 116 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 42.4, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Allegany County was 31 in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. That is one for every 883 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Allegany County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Allegany County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Allegany County compares
The same measures for Maryland 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 | Allegany County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.4 | 46.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $183K | $232K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 883 | 877 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −6.1% | +11.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $777 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,603 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 18 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 33 → 31−6.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 181
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 144Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11620 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 100The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,848−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 27,382
- Median age
- 42.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 422 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 160
- Median household income
- $59,603+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,712
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 25,839
- Daytime population
- 68,730Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cecil County, MD | 68 | 111 | 27.3 | $360K | +3.2% | #334 of 2,385 |
| 2Somerset County, MD | 65 | 11 | 13.2 | $598K | +1.7% | #444 of 2,385 |
| 3Queen Anne’s County, MD | 64 | 84 | 42.2 | $264K | +8.8% | #512 of 2,385 |
| 4St. Mary’s County, MD | 63 | 152 | 35.8 | $318K | +2.4% | #532 of 2,385 |
| 5Calvert County, MD | 61 | 117 | 35.0 | $346K | +1.7% | #598 of 2,385 |
| 6Frederick County, MD | 59 | 497 | 47.5 | $245K | +11.0% | #716 of 2,385 |
| 7Montgomery County, MD | 58 | 1,567 | 40.3 | $301K | +1.3% | #742 of 2,385 |
| 8Carroll County, MD | 57 | 255 | 39.7 | $287K | +2.2% | #784 of 2,385 |
| 9Caroline County, MD | 57 | 39 | 31.2 | $272K | +2.5% | #796 of 2,385 |
| 10Harford County, MD | 56 | 397 | 39.0 | $281K | +2.0% | #837 of 2,385 |
| 24Allegany County, MD | 18 | 116 | 42.4 | $183K | −1.6% | #2,320 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Allegany 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 spas18
- Hair salons18
- Barbershops38
- Nail salons31
- Spas and skin care32
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 Allegany County, MD?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 116 salons, barbers and spas in Allegany County. 20 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 6.1% from 2019. Official counts list 144 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegany County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $21.3M a year, or $777 per household. That is 23% below the U.S. average (an index of 77, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 116 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $183K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,382 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, MD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Allegany County has 42.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $183K, 14% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Allegany County would have about 100, against 116 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 883 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 6.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Allegany County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 66,848 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,382 households. The median household income in Allegany County is $59,603 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.9% 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. Allegany County scores 18 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,320 of 2,385 scored counties.
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