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Salons, barbers and spas in Brown County, OH
How Brown 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 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #131 of 2,385 scored counties
#6 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 35
- 8 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.9M
- On personal care products and services · $930 a household
- Spending per listing
- $455K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.4
- 57% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 44,397
- +1.6% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Brown County has a Groundwork market score of 76 (high): #131 of 2,385 scored counties and #6 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for salons, barbers and spas.
As of September 2026, map listings count 35 salons, barbers and spas in Brown County. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 20.4 for every 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Brown County comes to about $15.9M a year: $930 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $455K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Brown County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 2,448 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $50K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Brown County. Population estimates put the population change in Brown County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Brown 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 | Brown County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.4 | 38.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $455K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,448 | 1,075 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.6% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $930 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,270 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 39
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $600K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 80Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 358 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 75The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $50K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 44,397+1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 17,138
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 490 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 90
- Median household income
- $71,270+30.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,014
- Median home value
- $196,200
- Jobs located here
- 7,340
- Daytime population
- 31,966Residents 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 Brown 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 |
Other business types in Brown 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 spas76
- Hair salons71
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care73
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 Brown County, OH?
Brown County has 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 8 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 80 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Brown County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $15.9M a year, or $930 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 35 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $455K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,138 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, OH compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Brown County has 20.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 57% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $455K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Brown County would have about 75, against 35 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,448 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 44,397 people in 2025, up 1.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,138 households. Median household income in Brown County is $71,270, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.6%, 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. Brown County scores 76 for salons, barbers and spas (high), #131 of 2,385 scored counties.
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