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Salons, barbers and spas in Carroll County, OH
How Carroll 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #556 of 2,385 scored counties
#31 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 29
- 5 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $10.2M
- On personal care products and services · $913 a household
- Spending per listing
- $353K
- 66% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.9
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 26,475
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 29 salons, barbers and spas in Carroll County. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 25.9 for every 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $913 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Carroll County spend about $10.2M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $353K of household spending for each business on map listings, 66% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Carroll County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 1,868 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 94 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $128K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Carroll County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Carroll County declined 1.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Carroll County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #556 of 2,385 scored counties and #31 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Carroll 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 | Carroll County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.9 | 38.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $353K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,868 | 1,075 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $913 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,835 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 20
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $295K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 94Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 295 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 48The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $128K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Carroll 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 Carroll County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 26,475−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 11,206
- Median age
- 45.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 395 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 68
- Median household income
- $64,835+17.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,912
- Median home value
- $183,100
- Jobs located here
- 6,033
- Daytime population
- 20,770Residents 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 Carroll 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 |
| 31Carroll County, OH | 62 | 29 | 25.9 | $353K | −1.1% | #556 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Carroll 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 spas62
- Hair salons64
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care59
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 Carroll County, OH?
Carroll County has 29 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 94 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carroll County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $10.2M a year, or $913 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 29 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $353K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 11,206 households in Carroll County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carroll County, OH compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Carroll County has 25.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $353K, 66% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Carroll County would have about 48, against 29 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,868 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Carroll County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Carroll County at 26,475 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 11,206 households. Median household income in Carroll County is $64,835, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.3%, 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. Carroll County scores 62 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #556 of 2,385 scored counties.
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