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Salons, barbers and spas in Ross County, OH
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Ross County, OH, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,412 of 2,385 scored counties
#67 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 114
- 19 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 16
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $26.4M
- On personal care products and services · $885 a household
- Spending per listing
- $231K
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.2
- 19% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 76,429
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 114 salons, barbers and spas in Ross County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 38.2 for every 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $885 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Ross County spend about $26.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $231K per business, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Ross County was 16 in 2023. That is one for every 1,863 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 279 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $220K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Ross County.
Population estimates show Ross County declined 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Ross County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,412 of 2,385 scored counties and #67 of 88 scored counties in Ohio.
How Ross 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 | Ross County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.2 | 38.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $231K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,863 | 1,075 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $885 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,303 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 16
- Employees, 2023
- 85
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 279Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11419 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 124The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $220K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Ross 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 Ross County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 76,429−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 29,808
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 689 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 111
- Median household income
- $61,303+20.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,649
- Median home value
- $171,500
- Jobs located here
- 28,675
- Daytime population
- 75,954Residents 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 |
| 67Ross County, OH | 46 | 114 | 38.2 | $231K | −0.8% | #1,412 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Ross 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 spas46
- Hair salons50
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care51
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 Ross County, OH?
There are 114 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Ross County as of September 2026. 19 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 279 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ross County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $26.4M a year, or $885 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $231K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 29,808 households in Ross County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ross County, OH compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Ross County has 38.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 19% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $231K, 9% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Ross County would have about 124, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,863 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Ross County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Ross County at 76,429 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 29,808 households. Median household income in Ross County is $61,303, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 20.0%, 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. Ross County scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,412 of 2,385 scored counties.
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