Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Salons, barbers and spas in Somerset County, NJ
How Somerset County, NJ 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 58 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #743 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 596
- 94 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 321
- +1.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $177.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,354 a household
- Spending per listing
- $297K
- 40% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 356,486
- +3.5% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Somerset County comes to about $177.1M a year: $1,354 per household, 35% above the U.S. average. That works out to $297K per business, 40% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Somerset County has 596 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 94 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 45.6 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Somerset County was 321 in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. That is one for every 407 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 484 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 18 SBA-backed loans worth $3.6M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Somerset County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Somerset County grew 3.5%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Somerset County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #743 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Somerset 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 | Somerset County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.6 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $297K | $256K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 407 | 465 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.6% | +4.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.5% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,354 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $140,374 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 58 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 316 → 321+1.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,962
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $51.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 484Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 59694 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 833The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 18
- Amount
- $3.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Somerset 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 Somerset County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 356,486+3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 130,802
- Median age
- 42.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 302 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,159
- Median household income
- $140,374+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $191,543
- Median home value
- $552,100
- Jobs located here
- 201,609
- Daytime population
- 369,052Residents 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 Somerset 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 spas58
- Hair salons65
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care56
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 Somerset County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 596 salons, barbers and spas in Somerset County. 94 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 321 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 1.6% from 2019. Official counts list 484 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Somerset County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $177.1M a year, or $1,354 per household. That is 35% above the U.S. average (an index of 135, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 596 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $297K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 130,802 households in Somerset County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Somerset County, NJ compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Somerset County has 45.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $297K, 40% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Somerset County would have about 833, against 596 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 407 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Somerset County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Somerset County at 356,486 people in 2025, up 3.5% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 130,802 households. The median household income in Somerset County is $140,374 a year, 74% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.6% 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. Somerset County scores 58 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #743 of 2,385 scored counties.
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