Beauty and personal care · County · Nevada
Salons, barbers and spas in Washoe County, NV
How Washoe County, NV compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #950 of 2,385 scored counties
#4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada
- Listings
- 907
- 134 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 206
- +28.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $212.6M
- On personal care products and services · $1,067 a household
- Spending per listing
- $234K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.5
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 509,386
- +4.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Washoe County comes to about $212.6M a year: $1,067 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 907 salons, barbers and spas, that is $234K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 907 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Washoe County as of September 2026. 134 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 45.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 206 businesses with payroll in Washoe County classed as personal care services, up 28.8% from 2019. That is one for every 967 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,158 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $10.9M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Washoe County.
Population estimates show Washoe County grew 4.4% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Washoe County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #950 of 2,385 scored counties and #4 of 9 scored counties in Nevada.
How Washoe County compares
The same measures for Nevada 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 | Washoe County | Nevada | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.5 | 49.6 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $234K | $202K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 967 | 864 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +28.8% | +35.2% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.4% | +5.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,067 | $1,005 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $88,096 | $78,260 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 160 → 206+28.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,148
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,158Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 907134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,000The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $10.9M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Washoe 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 Washoe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 509,386+4.4% since 2020
- Households
- 199,296
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 60%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 6,316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 79
- Median household income
- $88,096+36.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $120,937
- Median home value
- $539,900
- Jobs located here
- 242,902
- Daytime population
- 492,944Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Nevada
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lyon County, NV | 91 | 45 | 19.0 | $519K | +9.5% | #8 of 2,385 |
| 2Nye County, NV | 76 | 55 | 24.8 | $359K | +10.3% | #147 of 2,385 |
| 3Elko County, NV | 71 | 69 | 35.2 | $288K | +2.1% | #272 of 2,385 |
| 4Washoe County, NV | 54 | 907 | 45.5 | $234K | +4.4% | #950 of 2,385 |
| 5Douglas County, NV | 54 | 102 | 47.8 | $228K | +1.2% | #951 of 2,385 |
| 6Churchill County, NV | 54 | 41 | 43.1 | $226K | +1.1% | #952 of 2,385 |
| 7Humboldt County, NV | 51 | 29 | 42.0 | $230K | 0.0% | #1,119 of 2,385 |
| 8Clark County, NV | 43 | 4,551 | 52.8 | $189K | +5.8% | #1,591 of 2,385 |
| 9Carson City, NV | 31 | 134 | 56.6 | $170K | −0.2% | #2,111 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Washoe 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 spas54
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops89
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care51
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 Washoe County, NV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 907 salons, barbers and spas in Washoe County. 134 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 206 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 28.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,158 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washoe County, NV spend on personal care products and services?
About $212.6M a year, or $1,067 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 907 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $234K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 199,296 households in Washoe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washoe County, NV compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Washoe County has 45.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $234K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Washoe County would have about 1,000, against 907 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 967 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 28.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Washoe County, NV growing?
Population estimates put Washoe County at 509,386 people in 2025, up 4.4% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 199,296 households. The median household income in Washoe County is $88,096 a year, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 36.0% 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. Washoe County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #950 of 2,385 scored counties.
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