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Salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County, OH
The salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #818 of 2,385 scored counties
#42 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5M
- On personal care products and services · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $709K
- 3.3 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 12.4
- 74% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 12,994
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Monroe County spend about $5M a year on personal care products and services, or $878 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $709K of household spending for each business on map listings, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
Monroe County has 7 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 12.4, 74% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 5 businesses with payroll in Monroe County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,130 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Monroe County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 56 (upper middle): #818 of 2,385 scored counties and #42 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Monroe 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 | Monroe County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 12.4 | 38.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $709K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,130 | 1,075 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.7% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $878 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,134 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 23
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $341K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 22Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 23The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Monroe 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 Monroe County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 12,994−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 5,651
- Median age
- 45.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 456 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $60,134+32.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,909
- Median home value
- $142,700
- Jobs located here
- 2,776
- Daytime population
- 11,158Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 42Monroe County, OH | 56 | 7 | 12.4 | $709K | −2.7% | #818 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Monroe 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 spas56
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Monroe County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 7 salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 22 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Monroe County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $5M a year, or $878 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $709K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,651 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Monroe County, OH compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Monroe County has 12.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 74% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $709K, 3.3 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Monroe County would have about 23, against 7 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,130 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Monroe County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Monroe County at 12,994 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,651 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $60,134 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 32.8% 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. Monroe County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #818 of 2,385 scored counties.
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