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Salons, barbers and spas in Stark County, OH
The salons, barbers and spas in Stark County, OH, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,946 of 2,385 scored counties
#85 of 88 scored counties in Ohio
- Listings
- 667
- 116 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 183
- +13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $145.3M
- On personal care products and services · $931 a household
- Spending per listing
- $218K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 42.8
- 9% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 373,771
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
For salons, barbers and spas, Stark County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,946 of 2,385 scored counties and #85 of 88 scored counties in Ohio. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Stark County comes to about $145.3M a year: $931 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $218K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Stark County has 667 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 116 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 42.8 per 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 183 businesses with payroll in Stark County classed as personal care services, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 852 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $781K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Stark County. Population estimates put the population change in Stark County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Stark 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 | Stark County | Ohio | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 42.8 | 38.5 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $218K | $253K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 852 | 1,075 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +13.0% | +7.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $931 | $976 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $67,934 | $71,389 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 162 → 183+13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 821
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $23.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,520Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 667116 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 683The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 14
- Amount
- $781K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Stark 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 Stark County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 373,771−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 155,955
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 575 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 650
- Median household income
- $67,934+26.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,996
- Median home value
- $186,400
- Jobs located here
- 161,831
- Daytime population
- 363,748Residents 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 |
| 85Stark County, OH | 35 | 667 | 42.8 | $218K | −0.2% | #1,946 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Stark 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 spas35
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops60
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care40
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 Stark County, OH?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 667 salons, barbers and spas in Stark County. 116 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 183 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,520 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Stark County, OH spend on personal care products and services?
About $145.3M a year, or $931 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 667 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $218K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 155,955 households in Stark County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Stark County, OH compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Stark 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 $218K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Stark County would have about 683, against 667 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 852 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Stark County, OH growing?
Population estimates put Stark County at 373,771 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 155,955 households. The median household income in Stark County is $67,934 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.1% 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. Stark County scores 35 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,946 of 2,385 scored counties.
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