Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Ohio
Salons, barbers and spas in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #83 of 387 scored metro areas
#4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio
- Listings
- 1,323
- 232 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 307
- +1.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $334.3M
- On personal care products and services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $253K
- 19% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.4
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 826,554
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,323 salons, barbers and spas in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 38.4 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area spend about $334.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That works out to $253K per business, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area was 307 in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,122 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 3,196 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 20 SBA-backed loans worth $1.6M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is 60 (upper middle), #83 of 387 scored metro areas and #4 of 12 scored metro areas based in Ohio. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.
How the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area 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 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.4 | 38.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $253K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,122 | 1,075 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.3% | +7.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $971 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,739 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 60 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 307+1.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,038
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $55.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 3,196Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,323232 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,572The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 20
- Amount
- $1.6M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area, 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 the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 826,554+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 344,391
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,282 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 637
- Median household income
- $71,739+29.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,671
- Median home value
- $201,100
- Jobs located here
- 367,228
- Daytime population
- 828,495Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Ohio
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Columbus, OH | 73 | 3,609 | 41.7 | $253K | +4.7% | #13 of 387 |
| 2Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 68 | 3,451 | 38.1 | $269K | +2.7% | #37 of 387 |
| 3Springfield, OH | 64 | 169 | 30.2 | $298K | −0.4% | #52 of 387 |
| 4Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 60 | 1,323 | 38.4 | $253K | +1.5% | #83 of 387 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 56 | 135 | 27.2 | $304K | −3.6% | #125 of 387 |
| 5Sandusky, OH | 56 | 191 | 37.5 | $258K | −2.6% | #128 of 387 |
| 6Mansfield, OH | 54 | 155 | 30.9 | $282K | −0.1% | #146 of 387 |
| 7Akron, OH | 54 | 1,110 | 37.4 | $262K | 0.0% | #147 of 387 |
| 8Toledo, OH | 54 | 977 | 38.4 | $244K | −1.0% | #149 of 387 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 48 | 520 | 34.2 | $238K | −2.6% | #215 of 387 |
Other business types in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area
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 spas60
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care64
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 the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area?
The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 1,323 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 232 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 307 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 1.3% from 2019. Official counts list 3,196 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $334.3M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,323 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $253K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 344,391 households in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area has 38.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $253K, 19% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area would have about 1,572, against 1,323 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,122 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area at 826,554 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 344,391 households. Median household income in the Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area is $71,739, 11% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.0%, 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. The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek metro area scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #83 of 387 scored metro areas.
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