Beauty and personal care · County · New Jersey
Salons, barbers and spas in Union County, NJ
The salons, barbers and spas in Union County, NJ, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,533 of 2,385 scored counties
#16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey
- Listings
- 1,160
- 125 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 467
- +3.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $240M
- On personal care products and services · $1,180 a household
- Spending per listing
- $207K
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.1
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 601,863
- +5.0% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Union County comes to about $240M a year: $1,180 per household, 17% above the U.S. average. That works out to $207K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Union County has 1,160 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 125 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 57.1 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 467 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Union County in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. That is one for every 435 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,601 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 27 SBA-backed loans worth $8.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Union County.
Population estimates show Union County grew 5.0% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Union County is 44 (lower middle), #1,533 of 2,385 scored counties and #16 of 21 scored counties in New Jersey.
How Union 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 | Union County | New Jersey | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.1 | 45.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $207K | $256K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 435 | 465 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.1% | +4.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.0% | +3.0% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,180 | $1,166 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,202 | $103,556 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 62 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 453 → 467+3.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,316
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $63.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,601Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,160125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,128The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 27
- Amount
- $8.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 601,863+5.0% since 2020
- Households
- 203,277
- Median age
- 39.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 103 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 5,637
- Median household income
- $103,202+28.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $149,596
- Median home value
- $529,200
- Jobs located here
- 247,379
- Daytime population
- 551,422Residents 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 |
| 16Union County, NJ | 44 | 1,160 | 57.1 | $207K | +5.0% | #1,533 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Union 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 spas44
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care58
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 Union County, NJ?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,160 salons, barbers and spas in Union County. 125 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 467 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 3.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,601 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, NJ spend on personal care products and services?
About $240M a year, or $1,180 per household. That is 17% above the U.S. average (an index of 117, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,160 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 203,277 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, NJ compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Union County has 57.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $207K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Union County would have about 1,128, against 1,160 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 435 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, NJ growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 601,863 people in 2025, up 5.0% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 203,277 households. The median household income in Union County is $103,202 a year, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.7% 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. Union County scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,533 of 2,385 scored counties.
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