Beauty and personal care · County · Maryland
Salons, barbers and spas in Prince George’s County, MD
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Prince George’s County, MD, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,752 of 2,385 scored counties
#18 of 24 scored counties in Maryland
- Listings
- 2,052
- 177 chain locations (9%)
- Official establishments
- 309
- +19.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $365.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $178K
- 16% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 59.0
- 25% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 970,374
- +0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 2,052 salons, barbers and spas in Prince George’s County. 177 of them (9%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 59.0 for every 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $1,052 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Prince George’s County spend about $365.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 2,052 salons, barbers and spas, that is $178K per business, 16% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Prince George’s County was 309 in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,125 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 5,075 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 25 SBA-backed loans worth $4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Prince George’s County.
Population estimates show Prince George’s County grew 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Prince George’s County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,752 of 2,385 scored counties and #18 of 24 scored counties in Maryland.
How Prince George’s 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 | Prince George’s County | Maryland | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 59.0 | 46.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $178K | $232K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,125 | 877 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.8% | +11.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.5% | +1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,052 | $1,072 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $101,798 | $103,678 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 50 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 258 → 309+19.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,213
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $39.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 5,075Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 2,052177 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,720The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 25
- Amount
- $4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Prince George’s 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 Prince George’s County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 970,374+0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 347,744
- Median age
- 39.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,989
- Median household income
- $101,798+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $125,138
- Median home value
- $426,000
- Jobs located here
- 318,010
- Daytime population
- 849,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Maryland market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Maryland for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Maryland, with Prince George’s County marked.
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 |
| 18Prince George’s County, MD | 40 | 2,052 | 59.0 | $178K | +0.5% | #1,752 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Prince George’s 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 spas40
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons43
- 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 Prince George’s County, MD?
There are 2,052 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Prince George’s County as of September 2026. 177 of them (9%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 309 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 19.8% from 2019. Official counts list 5,075 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Prince George’s County, MD spend on personal care products and services?
About $365.8M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2,052 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $178K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 347,744 households in Prince George’s County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Prince George’s County, MD compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Prince George’s County has 59.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $178K, 16% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Prince George’s County would have about 1,720, against 2,052 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,125 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Prince George’s County, MD growing?
Population estimates put Prince George’s County at 970,374 people in 2025, up 0.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 347,744 households. Median household income in Prince George’s County is $101,798, 26% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Prince George’s County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,752 of 2,385 scored counties.
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