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Salons, barbers and spas in Muskingum County, OH

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Muskingum County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,859 of 2,385 scored counties
#81 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
147
23 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
31
+14.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$30.5M
On personal care products and services · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$207K
3% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.8
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
87,014
+0.7% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Muskingum County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,859 of 2,385 scored counties and #81 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Households in Muskingum County spend about $30.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $886 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That works out to $207K per business, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K.

Muskingum County has 147 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 42.8 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Muskingum County was 31 in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,108 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $42K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Muskingum County. Population estimates put the population change in Muskingum County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.7%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Muskingum 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Muskingum County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureMuskingum CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.838.547.2
Spending per listing$207K$253K$213K
Households per official establishment1,1081,075804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+14.8%+7.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.7%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$886$976$1,005
Median household income$60,780$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score3757

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27 → 31+14.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
147
Annual payroll, 2023
$3M
One-person businesses, 2023
390Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
14723 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
143The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$42K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Muskingum 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 Muskingum County

Population, 2025 estimate
87,014+0.7% since 2020
Households
34,357
Median age
40.2
Homes lived in by their owners
68%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
665 sq. mi.
People per square mile
130
Median household income
$60,780+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,210
Median home value
$182,200
Jobs located here
34,629
Daytime population
84,765Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Ohio

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The highest-scoring counties in Ohio for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Ohio, with Muskingum County marked.

Top counties in Ohio

Counties in Ohio ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Morrow County, OH861712.6$781K+3.7%#24 of 2,385
2Union County, OH865020.6$582K+16.5%#27 of 2,385
3Pickaway County, OH836630.1$326K+7.4%#49 of 2,385
4Perry County, OH773022.3$414K+1.3%#118 of 2,385
5Madison County, OH775535.1$299K+7.1%#128 of 2,385
6Brown County, OH763520.4$455K+1.6%#131 of 2,385
7Licking County, OH7620930.5$346K+3.8%#149 of 2,385
8Holmes County, OH752518.7$546K+1.7%#160 of 2,385
9Clermont County, OH7522526.5$399K+3.9%#169 of 2,385
10Preble County, OH733219.1$480K−0.8%#201 of 2,385
81Muskingum County, OH3714742.8$207K+0.7%#1,859 of 2,385

Other business types in Muskingum County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Muskingum County, OH?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 147 salons, barbers and spas in Muskingum County. 23 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 14.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 390 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Muskingum County, OH spend on personal care products and services?

About $30.5M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $207K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 34,357 households in Muskingum County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Muskingum County, OH compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Muskingum County has 42.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $207K, 3% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Muskingum County would have about 143, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,108 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 14.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Muskingum County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Muskingum County at 87,014 people in 2025, up 0.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 34,357 households. The median household income in Muskingum County is $60,780 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Muskingum County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,859 of 2,385 scored counties.

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