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Salons, barbers and spas in Ashtabula County, OH

How Ashtabula County, OH 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,086 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
112
18 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
28
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$33.8M
On personal care products and services · $862 a household
Spending per listing
$302K
42% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.5
40% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
96,713
−0.8% 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

At $862 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Ashtabula County spend about $33.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 112 salons, barbers and spas, that is $302K per business, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Ashtabula County has 112 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 18 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 28.5, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Ashtabula County was 28 in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,402 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 195 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $494K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Ashtabula County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ashtabula County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Ashtabula County has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #1,086 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Ashtabula County compares

The same measures for Ohio 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 Ashtabula County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureAshtabula CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.538.547.2
Spending per listing$302K$253K$213K
Households per official establishment1,4021,075804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%+7.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.8%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$862$976$1,005
Median household income$57,728$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score5157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 28+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
99
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
195Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
11218 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
159The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$494K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
96,713−0.8% since 2020
Households
39,245
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
702 sq. mi.
People per square mile
138
Median household income
$57,728+23.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,486
Median home value
$159,500
Jobs located here
28,465
Daytime population
87,281Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Ohio

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

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH861712.6$781K+3.7%#24 of 2,385
2Union County, OH865020.6$582K+16.5%#27 of 2,385
3Pickaway County, OH836630.1$326K+7.4%#49 of 2,385
4Perry County, OH773022.3$414K+1.3%#118 of 2,385
5Madison County, OH775535.1$299K+7.1%#128 of 2,385
6Brown County, OH763520.4$455K+1.6%#131 of 2,385
7Licking County, OH7620930.5$346K+3.8%#149 of 2,385
8Holmes County, OH752518.7$546K+1.7%#160 of 2,385
9Clermont County, OH7522526.5$399K+3.9%#169 of 2,385
10Preble County, OH733219.1$480K−0.8%#201 of 2,385
54Ashtabula County, OH5111228.5$302K−0.8%#1,086 of 2,385

Other business types in Ashtabula County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Ashtabula County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 112 salons, barbers and spas in Ashtabula County. 18 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 195 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Ashtabula County, OH spend on personal care products and services?

About $33.8M a year, or $862 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 112 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $302K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 39,245 households in Ashtabula County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ashtabula County has 28.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 40% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $302K, 42% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Ashtabula County would have about 159, against 112 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,402 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Ashtabula County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Ashtabula County at 96,713 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 39,245 households. The median household income in Ashtabula County is $57,728 a year, 28% below 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. Ashtabula County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,086 of 2,385 scored counties.

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