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Salons, barbers and spas in Noble County, OH

How Noble 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 41 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,674 of 2,385 scored counties
#73 of 88 scored counties in Ohio

Listings
18
3 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$4M
On personal care products and services · $876 a household
Spending per listing
$225K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
39.0
17% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
14,276
+1.3% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 18 salons, barbers and spas in Noble County. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 39.0 per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Noble County spend about $4M a year on personal care products and services, or $876 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 18 salons, barbers and spas, that is $225K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Noble County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 1,155 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 27 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Noble County grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Noble County has a Groundwork market score of 41 (lower middle): #1,674 of 2,385 scored counties and #73 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.

How Noble 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 Noble County, OH compared with Ohio and the U.S.
MeasureNoble CountyOhioU.S.
Listings per 10k households39.038.547.2
Spending per listing$225K$253K$213K
Households per official establishment1,1551,075804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.3%+0.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$876$976$1,005
Median household income$56,098$71,389$80,734
Groundwork market score4157

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4
Employees, 2023
10
Annual payroll, 2023
$182K
One-person businesses, 2023
27Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
183 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
19The 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 Noble 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 Noble County

Population, 2025 estimate
14,276+1.3% since 2020
Households
4,619
Median age
51.6
Homes lived in by their owners
84%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
398 sq. mi.
People per square mile
36
Median household income
$56,098+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,976
Median home value
$163,600
Jobs located here
2,739
Daytime population
11,975Residents 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 Noble 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
73Noble County, OH411839.0$225K+1.3%#1,674 of 2,385

Other business types in Noble County

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

Questions

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

Noble County has 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 27 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $4M a year, or $876 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 18 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,619 households in Noble County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Noble County has 39.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $225K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Noble County would have about 19, against 18 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,155 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Noble County, OH growing?

Population estimates put Noble County at 14,276 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 4,619 households. Median household income in Noble County is $56,098, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.6%, 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. Noble County scores 41 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,674 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Noble County

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