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Salons, barbers and spas in Belmont County, OH
The salons, barbers and spas in Belmont County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,707 of 2,385 scored counties
#75 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 91
- 14 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $23.5M
- On personal care products and services · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $259K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 33.5
- 29% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 64,434
- −2.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 91 salons, barbers and spas in Belmont County. 14 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 33.5, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $866 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Belmont County spend about $23.5M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 91 salons, barbers and spas, that is $259K per business, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 23 businesses with payroll in Belmont County classed as personal care services, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,182 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 151 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $146K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Belmont County.
Population estimates put the population change in Belmont County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Belmont County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #1,707 of 2,385 scored counties and #75 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Belmont 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.
| Measure | Belmont County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 33.5 | 38.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $259K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,182 | 1,075 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +7.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $866 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $57,017 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 23 → 230.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 126
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 151Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9114 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 111The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $146K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Belmont 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 Belmont County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 64,434−2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 27,195
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 532 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 123
- Median household income
- $57,017+12.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,538
- Median home value
- $154,900
- Jobs located here
- 20,092
- Daytime population
- 58,570Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Ohio market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Belmont County marked.
Top counties in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morrow County, OH | 86 | 17 | 12.6 | $781K | +3.7% | #24 of 2,385 |
| 2Union County, OH | 86 | 50 | 20.6 | $582K | +16.5% | #27 of 2,385 |
| 3Pickaway County, OH | 83 | 66 | 30.1 | $326K | +7.4% | #49 of 2,385 |
| 4Perry County, OH | 77 | 30 | 22.3 | $414K | +1.3% | #118 of 2,385 |
| 5Madison County, OH | 77 | 55 | 35.1 | $299K | +7.1% | #128 of 2,385 |
| 6Brown County, OH | 76 | 35 | 20.4 | $455K | +1.6% | #131 of 2,385 |
| 7Licking County, OH | 76 | 209 | 30.5 | $346K | +3.8% | #149 of 2,385 |
| 8Holmes County, OH | 75 | 25 | 18.7 | $546K | +1.7% | #160 of 2,385 |
| 9Clermont County, OH | 75 | 225 | 26.5 | $399K | +3.9% | #169 of 2,385 |
| 10Preble County, OH | 73 | 32 | 19.1 | $480K | −0.8% | #201 of 2,385 |
| 75Belmont County, OH | 40 | 91 | 33.5 | $259K | −2.8% | #1,707 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Belmont 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 spas40
- Hair salons32
- Barbershops39
- Nail salons60
- Spas and skin care63
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 Belmont County, OH?
There are 91 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Belmont County as of September 2026. 14 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 151 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Belmont County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.5M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 91 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $259K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,195 households in Belmont County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Belmont County, OH compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Belmont County has 33.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 29% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $259K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Belmont County would have about 111, against 91 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,182 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Belmont County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Belmont County at 64,434 people in 2025, down 2.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 27,195 households. Median household income in Belmont County is $57,017, 29% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 12.0%, 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. Belmont County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,707 of 2,385 scored counties.
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