Beauty and personal care · Metro area · New Jersey
Salons, barbers and spas in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area
How the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area compares with other metro areas 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 #255 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey
- Listings
- 674
- 96 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 317
- +5.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $158.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,024 a household
- Spending per listing
- $235K
- 10% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.6
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 372,047
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,024 per household (2% above the U.S. average), households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area spend about $158.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $235K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area has 674 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 96 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 43.6 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 317 businesses with payroll in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area classed as personal care services, up 5.7% from 2019. That is one for every 487 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 755 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $913K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area.
Population estimates show the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #255 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 3 scored metro areas based in New Jersey.
How the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area compares
The same measures for New Jersey 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 | Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.6 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $235K | $256K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 487 | 465 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.7% | +4.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,024 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,105 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 317+5.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,436
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 755Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 67496 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 744The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $913K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 372,047+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 154,441
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 807 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 460
- Median household income
- $82,105
- Average household income
- $110,931
- Median home value
- $331,700
- Jobs located here
- 158,202
- Daytime population
- 359,111Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Jersey market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in New Jersey for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New Jersey (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area marked.
Top metro areas in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 61 | 623 | 43.2 | $266K | +3.3% | #73 of 387 |
| 2Vineland, NJ | 53 | 180 | 33.5 | $276K | +2.2% | #156 of 387 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 52 | 10,668 | 43.2 | $250K | +1.4% | #169 of 387 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 51 | 1,484 | 43.7 | $238K | +3.0% | #177 of 387 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 45 | 36,968 | 50.0 | $229K | +0.6% | #246 of 387 |
| 3Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 44 | 674 | 43.6 | $235K | +0.8% | #255 of 387 |
Other business types in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro 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 salons54
- Barbershops36
- Nail salons30
- Spas and skin care48
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 Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 674 salons, barbers and spas in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area. 96 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 317 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 5.7% from 2019. Official counts list 755 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $158.2M a year, or $1,024 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 674 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $235K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,441 households in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area has 43.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $235K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area would have about 744, against 674 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 487 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area at 372,047 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 154,441 households. The median household income in the Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area is $82,105 a year, 2% above 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 Atlantic City-Hammonton metro area scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #255 of 387 scored metro areas.
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