Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Maryland
Salons, barbers and spas in the Ocean Pines, MD area
How the Ocean Pines, MD area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #349 of 538 scored small-town markets
#2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland
- Listings
- 115
- 17 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 36
- +24.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On personal care products and services · $961 a household
- Spending per listing
- $202K
- 5% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 54,459
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Ocean Pines area comes to about $23.2M a year: $961 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $202K per business, 5% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 115 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Ocean Pines area as of September 2026. Of those, 17 are chain locations, or 15%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.6, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 36 businesses with payroll in the Ocean Pines area classed as personal care services, up 24.1% from 2019. That is one for every 670 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 136 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $125K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Ocean Pines area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Ocean Pines area grew 3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Ocean Pines area is 44 (lower middle), #349 of 538 scored small-town markets and #2 of 4 scored small-town markets based in Maryland.
How the Ocean Pines area 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 | Ocean Pines area | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.6 | 46.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $202K | $232K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 670 | 877 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +24.1% | +11.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $961 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $81,745 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36+24.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 184
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $6.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 136Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 109The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $125K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Ocean Pines area, 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 the Ocean Pines area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 54,459+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 24,136
- Median age
- 50.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 468 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $81,745
- Average household income
- $117,610
- Median home value
- $374,700
- Jobs located here
- 22,476
- Daytime population
- 52,245Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Maryland
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Cambridge, MD | 52 | 47 | 34.7 | $238K | +3.4% | #246 of 538 |
| 2Ocean Pines, MD | 44 | 115 | 47.6 | $202K | +3.7% | #349 of 538 |
| 3Easton, MD | 34 | 101 | 61.5 | $160K | +2.0% | #457 of 538 |
| 4Cumberland, MD-WV | 29 | 138 | 35.8 | $221K | −1.3% | #489 of 538 |
Other business types in the Ocean Pines area
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 spas44
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops73
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care38
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 the Ocean Pines, MD area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 115 salons, barbers and spas in the Ocean Pines area. 17 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 36 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 24.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 136 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Ocean Pines, MD area spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.2M a year, or $961 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 115 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $202K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,136 households in the Ocean Pines area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Ocean Pines, MD area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Ocean Pines area has 47.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $202K, 5% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Ocean Pines area would have about 109, against 115 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 670 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Ocean Pines, MD area growing?
Population estimates put the Ocean Pines area at 54,459 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,136 households. The median household income in the Ocean Pines area is $81,745 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734.
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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Ocean Pines area scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #349 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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