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Salons, barbers and spas in Monmouth County, NJ

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Monmouth County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,623 of 2,385 scored counties
#18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey

Listings
1,397
213 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
713
+9.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$320.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,273 a household
Spending per listing
$229K
8% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
55.5
18% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
651,035
+1.4% 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 1,397 salons, barbers and spas in Monmouth County. Of those, 213 are chain locations, or 15%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 55.5, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $1,273 per household (27% above the U.S. average), households in Monmouth County spend about $320.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $229K per business, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 713 businesses with payroll in Monmouth County classed as personal care services, up 9.4% from 2019. That is one for every 353 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 1,058 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 40 SBA-backed loans worth $12.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Monmouth County.

Population estimates put the population change in Monmouth County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Monmouth County is 42 (lower middle), #1,623 of 2,385 scored counties and #18 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.

How Monmouth County 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Monmouth County, NJ compared with New Jersey and the U.S.
MeasureMonmouth CountyNew JerseyU.S.
Listings per 10k households55.545.547.2
Spending per listing$229K$256K$213K
Households per official establishment353465804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+9.4%+4.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%+3.0%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,273$1,166$1,005
Median household income$124,845$103,556$80,734
Groundwork market score4262

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
652 → 713+9.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
4,689
Annual payroll, 2023
$126.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
1,058Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1,397213 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
1,507The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
40
Amount
$12.2M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Monmouth 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 Monmouth County

Population, 2025 estimate
651,035+1.4% since 2020
Households
251,712
Median age
43.9
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
468 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,378
Median household income
$124,845+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$170,718
Median home value
$606,100
Jobs located here
274,570
Daytime population
600,595Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across New Jersey

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The highest-scoring counties in New Jersey for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New Jersey, with Monmouth County marked.

Top counties in New Jersey

Counties in New Jersey ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sussex County, NJ6516628.7$422K+2.9%#447 of 2,385
2Ocean County, NJ6377831.9$337K+5.6%#526 of 2,385
3Hunterdon County, NJ6217935.2$383K+2.3%#552 of 2,385
4Warren County, NJ6214331.5$350K+3.2%#558 of 2,385
5Salem County, NJ616124.6$406K+2.3%#590 of 2,385
6Burlington County, NJ6069439.2$303K+4.3%#643 of 2,385
7Middlesex County, NJ581,18638.5$311K+2.6%#739 of 2,385
8Somerset County, NJ5859645.6$297K+3.5%#743 of 2,385
9Hudson County, NJ551,15938.7$289K+1.8%#883 of 2,385
10Morris County, NJ5592247.7$280K+3.2%#888 of 2,385
18Monmouth County, NJ421,39755.5$229K+1.4%#1,623 of 2,385

Other business types in Monmouth County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Monmouth County, NJ?

There are 1,397 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Monmouth County as of September 2026. 213 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 713 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 9.4% from 2019. Official counts list 1,058 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Monmouth County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?

About $320.4M a year, or $1,273 per household. That is 27% above the U.S. average (an index of 127, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,397 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $229K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 251,712 households in Monmouth County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Monmouth County, NJ compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Monmouth County has 55.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $229K, 8% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Monmouth County would have about 1,507, against 1,397 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 353 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 9.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Monmouth County, NJ growing?

Population estimates put Monmouth County at 651,035 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 251,712 households. Median household income in Monmouth County is $124,845, 55% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Monmouth County scores 42 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,623 of 2,385 scored counties.

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