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Salons, barbers and spas in Saline County, NE
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Saline County, NE, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,244 of 2,385 scored counties
#16 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska
- Listings
- 27
- 4 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.1M
- On personal care products and services · $987 a household
- Spending per listing
- $188K
- 12% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.5
- 11% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,996
- +1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Saline County spend about $5.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $987 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $188K per business, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Saline County has 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 52.5 per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Saline County in 2023. That is one for every 1,714 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Saline County grew 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Saline County scores 49 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,244 of 2,385 scored counties and #16 of 26 scored counties in Nebraska.
How Saline County compares
The same measures for Nebraska 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 | Saline County | Nebraska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.5 | 39.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $188K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,714 | 868 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.8% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.9% | +2.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $987 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,910 | $76,475 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 61 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $125K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 47Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 274 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Saline 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 Saline County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,996+1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 5,143
- Median age
- 36.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.5
- Land area
- 574 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 26
- Median household income
- $79,910+55.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $94,556
- Median home value
- $197,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,877
- Daytime population
- 13,841Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nebraska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saunders County, NE | 89 | 22 | 24.7 | $437K | +6.0% | #17 of 2,385 |
| 2Colfax County, NE | 82 | 9 | 24.3 | $415K | +3.6% | #55 of 2,385 |
| 3Cass County, NE | 78 | 21 | 19.4 | $567K | +3.9% | #100 of 2,385 |
| 4Seward County, NE | 76 | 17 | 25.0 | $407K | +2.3% | #136 of 2,385 |
| 5Sarpy County, NE | 76 | 230 | 31.0 | $373K | +9.0% | #142 of 2,385 |
| 6Washington County, NE | 63 | 21 | 24.9 | $443K | +1.8% | #517 of 2,385 |
| 7Platte County, NE | 62 | 44 | 32.2 | $296K | +3.9% | #570 of 2,385 |
| 8Custer County, NE | 61 | 13 | 28.9 | $320K | 0.0% | #603 of 2,385 |
| 9Otoe County, NE | 59 | 21 | 32.9 | $306K | +3.9% | #688 of 2,385 |
| 10Gage County, NE | 58 | 33 | 35.4 | $260K | +0.2% | #756 of 2,385 |
| 16Saline County, NE | 49 | 27 | 52.5 | $188K | +1.9% | #1,244 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Saline 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 spas49
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops35
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care37
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 Saline County, NE?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 27 salons, barbers and spas in Saline County. 4 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 47 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Saline County, NE spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.1M a year, or $987 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 27 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $188K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,143 households in Saline County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Saline County, NE compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Saline County has 52.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $188K, 12% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Saline County would have about 24, against 27 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,714 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Saline County, NE growing?
Population estimates put Saline County at 14,996 people in 2025, up 1.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,143 households. The median household income in Saline County is $79,910 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 55.2% 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. Saline County scores 49 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,244 of 2,385 scored counties.
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