Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · New Hampshire
Salons, barbers and spas in the Laconia, NH area
How the Laconia, NH area compares with other small-town markets and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #351 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire
- Listings
- 141
- 17 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 34
- −2.9% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $28.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,065 a household
- Spending per listing
- $199K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 53.5
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 65,147
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 141 salons, barbers and spas in the Laconia area. 17 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 53.5 per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Laconia area spend about $28.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,065 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 141 salons, barbers and spas, that is $199K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Laconia area in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. That is one for every 775 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 192 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Laconia area.
Population estimates show the Laconia area grew 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Laconia area scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #351 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 4 scored small-town markets based in New Hampshire.
How the Laconia area compares
The same measures for New Hampshire 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 | Laconia area | New Hampshire | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 53.5 | 51.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $199K | $217K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 775 | 731 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.9% | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +2.7% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,065 | $1,123 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $92,783 | $99,031 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 46 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 34−2.9% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 105
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 192Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14117 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 132The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Laconia 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 Laconia area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 65,147+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 26,337
- Median age
- 48.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 402 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 161
- Median household income
- $92,783+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $116,878
- Median home value
- $374,900
- Jobs located here
- 26,593
- Daytime population
- 60,550Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Hampshire market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in New Hampshire for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New Hampshire, with the Laconia area marked.
Top small-town markets in New Hampshire
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 72 | 292 | 31.8 | $324K | +1.5% | #38 of 538 |
| 2Concord, NH | 51 | 305 | 50.1 | $219K | +2.6% | #259 of 538 |
| 3Keene, NH | 49 | 145 | 47.4 | $215K | +2.3% | #288 of 538 |
| 4Laconia, NH | 44 | 141 | 53.5 | $199K | +2.1% | #351 of 538 |
Other business types in the Laconia area
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 spas44
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons64
- Spas and skin care44
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 the Laconia, NH area?
The Laconia area has 141 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 17 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 34 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 2.9% from 2019. Official counts list 192 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Laconia, NH area spend on personal care products and services?
About $28.1M a year, or $1,065 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 141 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $199K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,337 households in the Laconia area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Laconia, NH area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Laconia area has 53.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $199K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Laconia area would have about 132, against 141 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 775 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.9% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Laconia, NH area growing?
Population estimates put the Laconia area at 65,147 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,337 households. Median household income in the Laconia area is $92,783, 15% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Laconia area scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #351 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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