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Salons, barbers and spas in the Springfield, MA metro area

The salons, barbers and spas in the Springfield, MA metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #216 of 387 scored metro areas
#6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts

Listings
771
130 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
179
+5.9% since 2019
Household spending a year
$176.1M
On personal care products and services · $954 a household
Spending per listing
$228K
7% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
41.8
11% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
464,338
+0.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 771 salons, barbers and spas in the Springfield metro area. 130 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 41.8, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in the Springfield metro area comes to about $176.1M a year: $954 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 771 salons, barbers and spas, that is $228K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 179 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Springfield metro area in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. That is one for every 1,031 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,946 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 13 SBA-backed loans worth $1.9M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Springfield metro area.

Population estimates put the population change in the Springfield metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +0.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Springfield metro area has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #216 of 387 scored metro areas and #6 of 6 scored metro areas based in Massachusetts.

How the Springfield metro area 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 Springfield, MA metro area compared with Massachusetts and the U.S.
MeasureSpringfield metro areaMassachusettsU.S.
Listings per 10k households41.850.647.2
Spending per listing$228K$230K$213K
Households per official establishment1,031599804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+5.9%+9.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.2%+2.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$954$1,165$1,005
Median household income$71,306$103,960$80,734
Groundwork market score4846

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
179+5.9% over the period
Employees, 2023
826
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,946Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
771130 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
828The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
13
Amount
$1.9M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Springfield metro 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 Springfield metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
464,338+0.2% since 2020
Households
184,471
Median age
40.6
Homes lived in by their owners
62%
Vehicles per household
1.6
Land area
617 sq. mi.
People per square mile
750
Median household income
$71,306
Average household income
$94,828
Median home value
$298,800
Jobs located here
204,758
Daytime population
449,264Residents 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 metro areas in Massachusetts for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Massachusetts (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Springfield metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Massachusetts

Metro areas in Massachusetts ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Amherst Town-Northampton, MA8022736.5$289K+10.4%#5 of 387
2Pittsfield, MA6420635.8$278K−1.2%#54 of 387
3Worcester, MA591,59047.3$234K+3.7%#95 of 387
4Barnstable Town, MA5547845.2$248K+2.4%#139 of 387
5Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4910,47354.0$227K+2.3%#205 of 387
6Springfield, MA4877141.8$228K+0.2%#216 of 387
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA413,54652.5$200K+2.1%#289 of 387

Other business types in the Springfield metro area

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Springfield, MA metro area?

There are 771 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Springfield metro area as of September 2026. 130 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 179 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 5.9% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,946 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Springfield, MA metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $176.1M a year, or $954 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 771 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $228K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 184,471 households in the Springfield metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Springfield, MA metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Springfield metro area has 41.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 11% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $228K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Springfield metro area would have about 828, against 771 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,031 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Springfield, MA metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Springfield metro area at 464,338 people in 2025, up 0.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 184,471 households. Median household income in the Springfield metro area is $71,306, 12% below 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. 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 Springfield metro area scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #216 of 387 scored metro areas.

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