Groundwork

Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania

Salons, barbers and spas in Indiana County, PA

The salons, barbers and spas in Indiana County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,255 of 2,385 scored counties
#24 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
88
15 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
31
−11.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$27.8M
On personal care products and services · $855 a household
Spending per listing
$316K
48% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
27.1
43% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
82,878
−0.3% since 2020

See the salons, barbers and spas around any address in Indiana County

The site report maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of Indiana County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

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

What this means

At $855 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in Indiana County spend about $27.8M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $316K per business, 48% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Indiana County has 88 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 27.1 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in Indiana County classed as personal care services, down 11.4% from 2019. That is one for every 1,048 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 91 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $34K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Indiana County.

Population estimates show Indiana County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Indiana County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,255 of 2,385 scored counties and #24 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Indiana County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Indiana County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureIndiana CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households27.140.347.2
Spending per listing$316K$249K$213K
Households per official establishment1,048643804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−11.4%+7.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$855$1,004$1,005
Median household income$60,208$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4845

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
35 → 31−11.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
186
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
91Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
8815 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
131The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$34K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
82,878−0.3% since 2020
Households
32,487
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
100
Median household income
$60,208+22.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$77,985
Median home value
$152,800
Jobs located here
28,392
Daytime population
79,217Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

Looking at a specific site in Indiana County?

These figures cover the whole county. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the salons, barbers and spas on map listings by name and distance.

Or open the report at the center of Indiana County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

Free10 actions over 3 days, no card

Salons, barbers and spas across Pennsylvania

Every Pennsylvania market ranked →

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

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA774122.4$438K+2.1%#116 of 2,385
2Pike County, PA736326.0$389K+7.2%#210 of 2,385
3Susquehanna County, PA723321.3$438K−0.3%#224 of 2,385
4Adams County, PA7111528.2$360K+3.6%#257 of 2,385
5Carbon County, PA627025.7$354K+1.7%#555 of 2,385
6Fulton County, PA611523.7$380K−0.6%#595 of 2,385
7Chester County, PA6183840.9$314K+4.2%#607 of 2,385
8Wyoming County, PA572724.7$379K−0.9%#770 of 2,385
9Juniata County, PA572224.4$372K−0.3%#771 of 2,385
10Potter County, PA561318.6$456K−3.0%#821 of 2,385
24Indiana County, PA488827.1$316K−0.3%#1,255 of 2,385

Other business types in Indiana County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Indiana County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 salons, barbers and spas in Indiana County. 15 of them (17%) 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, down 11.4% from 2019. Official counts list 91 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Indiana County, PA spend on personal care products and services?

About $27.8M a year, or $855 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $316K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 32,487 households in Indiana County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Indiana County has 27.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $316K, 48% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Indiana County would have about 131, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,048 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 11.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Indiana County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Indiana County at 82,878 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 32,487 households. The median household income in Indiana County is $60,208 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.1% 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. Indiana County scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,255 of 2,385 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Indiana County. It maps the salons, barbers and spas on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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

Screening a site or an acquisition in Indiana County?

A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.

The button opens the report at the center of Indiana County. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.