Beauty and personal care · County · Maryland
Salons, barbers and spas in Harford County, MD
How Harford 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 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #837 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 397
- 77 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 123
- +3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $111.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $281K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 39.0
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 266,446
- +2.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,095 per household (9% above the U.S. average), households in Harford County spend about $111.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $281K of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 397 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Harford County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 39.0, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Harford County was 123 in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 828 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 872 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 15 SBA-backed loans worth $1.8M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Harford County.
Population estimates show Harford County grew 2.0% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Harford County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #837 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Harford 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 | Harford County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 39.0 | 46.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $281K | $232K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 828 | 877 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.4% | +11.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.0% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,095 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $112,265 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 119 → 123+3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 807
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 872Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 39777 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 524The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 15
- Amount
- $1.8M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Harford 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 Harford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 266,446+2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 101,795
- Median age
- 41.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 437 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 603
- Median household income
- $112,265+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $133,186
- Median home value
- $386,400
- Jobs located here
- 87,506
- Daytime population
- 226,500Residents 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 |
Other business types in Harford 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 spas56
- Hair salons62
- Barbershops58
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care66
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 Harford County, MD?
As of September 2026, map listings count 397 salons, barbers and spas in Harford County. 77 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 123 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. Another 872 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Harford County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $111.4M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 397 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $281K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 101,795 households in Harford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Harford County, MD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Harford County has 39.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $281K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Harford County would have about 524, against 397 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 828 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Harford County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Harford County at 266,446 people in 2025, up 2.0% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,795 households. The median household income in Harford County is $112,265 a year, 39% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Harford County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #837 of 2,385 scored counties.
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