Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Salons, barbers and spas in Morris County, NJ
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Morris County, NJ, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 55 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #888 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 922
- 170 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 484
- −2.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $258.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,337 a household
- Spending per listing
- $280K
- 32% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.7
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 524,251
- +3.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 922 salons, barbers and spas in Morris County. 170 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.7, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Morris County comes to about $258.4M a year: $1,337 per household, 33% above the U.S. average. That is about $280K of household spending for each business on map listings, 32% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 484 businesses with payroll in Morris County classed as personal care services, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 399 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 715 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 23 SBA-backed loans worth $10.4M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Morris County.
Population estimates put the population change in Morris County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Morris County is 55 (upper middle), #888 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Morris 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.
| Measure | Morris County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.7 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $280K | $256K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 399 | 465 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −2.0% | +4.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,337 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $137,326 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 55 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 494 → 484−2.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,942
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $80.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 715Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 922170 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,215The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 23
- Amount
- $10.4M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Morris 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 Morris County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 524,251+3.2% since 2020
- Households
- 193,245
- Median age
- 43.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 461 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,116
- Median household income
- $137,326+18.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $186,467
- Median home value
- $582,500
- Jobs located here
- 316,491
- Daytime population
- 565,316Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New Jersey
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sussex County, NJ | 65 | 166 | 28.7 | $422K | +2.9% | #447 of 2,385 |
| 2Ocean County, NJ | 63 | 778 | 31.9 | $337K | +5.6% | #526 of 2,385 |
| 3Hunterdon County, NJ | 62 | 179 | 35.2 | $383K | +2.3% | #552 of 2,385 |
| 4Warren County, NJ | 62 | 143 | 31.5 | $350K | +3.2% | #558 of 2,385 |
| 5Salem County, NJ | 61 | 61 | 24.6 | $406K | +2.3% | #590 of 2,385 |
| 6Burlington County, NJ | 60 | 694 | 39.2 | $303K | +4.3% | #643 of 2,385 |
| 7Middlesex County, NJ | 58 | 1,186 | 38.5 | $311K | +2.6% | #739 of 2,385 |
| 8Somerset County, NJ | 58 | 596 | 45.6 | $297K | +3.5% | #743 of 2,385 |
| 9Hudson County, NJ | 55 | 1,159 | 38.7 | $289K | +1.8% | #883 of 2,385 |
| 10Morris County, NJ | 55 | 922 | 47.7 | $280K | +3.2% | #888 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Morris 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 spas55
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care57
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 Morris County, NJ?
Morris County has 922 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 170 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 484 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 715 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Morris County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $258.4M a year, or $1,337 per household. That is 33% above the U.S. average (an index of 133, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 922 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $280K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 193,245 households in Morris County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Morris County, NJ compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Morris County has 47.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $280K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Morris County would have about 1,215, against 922 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 399 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Morris County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Morris County at 524,251 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 193,245 households. Median household income in Morris County is $137,326, 70% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 18.9%, 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. Morris County scores 55 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #888 of 2,385 scored counties.
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