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Salons, barbers and spas in Dukes County, MA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Dukes County, MA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,526 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts

Listings
44
3 chain locations (7%)
Official establishments
18
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$9.5M
On personal care products and services · $1,247 a household
Spending per listing
$215K
In line with the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
58.0
23% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
21,219
+3.1% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 44 salons, barbers and spas in Dukes County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 58.0, 23% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Dukes County spend about $9.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,247 per household, 24% above the U.S. average. Spread across 44 salons, barbers and spas, that is $215K per business, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Dukes County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 421 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Dukes County grew 3.1%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Dukes County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,526 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 14 scored counties in Massachusetts.

How Dukes County compares

The same measures for Massachusetts 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Dukes County, MA compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureDukes CountyMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households58.050.647.2
Spending per listing$215K$230K$213K
Households per official establishment421599804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+9.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.1%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,247$1,165$1,005
Median household income$125,786$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score4446

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
14 → 18
Employees, 2023
33
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
62Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
443 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
44The 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 Dukes 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 Dukes County

Population, 2025 estimate
21,219+3.1% since 2020
Households
7,584
Median age
50.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
103 sq. mi.
People per square mile
203
Median household income
$125,786+75.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$207,940
Median home value
$1,165,800
Jobs located here
7,891
Daytime population
20,942Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Massachusetts

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The highest-scoring counties in Massachusetts for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Massachusetts, with Dukes County marked.

Top counties in Massachusetts

Counties in Massachusetts ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hampshire County, MA6822736.5$289K+10.4%#351 of 2,385
2Franklin County, MA649329.5$326K−0.3%#495 of 2,385
3Berkshire County, MA5220635.8$278K−1.2%#1,041 of 2,385
4Plymouth County, MA5198848.6$249K+3.5%#1,110 of 2,385
5Worcester County, MA511,59047.3$234K+3.7%#1,116 of 2,385
6Nantucket County, MA503057.1$242K+3.6%#1,179 of 2,385
7Barnstable County, MA4947845.2$248K+2.4%#1,220 of 2,385
8Middlesex County, MA483,47654.8$237K+2.8%#1,279 of 2,385
9Norfolk County, MA461,55454.8$237K+2.2%#1,406 of 2,385
10Dukes County, MA444458.0$215K+3.1%#1,526 of 2,385

Other business types in Dukes County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Dukes County, MA?

Dukes County has 44 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dukes County, MA spend on personal care products and services?

About $9.5M a year, or $1,247 per household. That is 24% above the U.S. average (an index of 124, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 44 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $215K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,584 households in Dukes County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dukes County, MA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Dukes County has 58.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 23% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $215K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 421 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Dukes County, MA growing?

Population estimates put Dukes County at 21,219 people in 2025, up 3.1% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 7,584 households. Median household income in Dukes County is $125,786, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 75.2%, 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. Dukes County scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,526 of 2,385 scored counties.

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