Beauty and personal care · County · Rhode Island
Salons, barbers and spas in Kent County, RI
The salons, barbers and spas in Kent County, RI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 37 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,864 of 2,385 scored counties
#4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island
- Listings
- 415
- 68 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 117
- +6.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $79.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,086 a household
- Spending per listing
- $191K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 57.0
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 173,495
- +1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Kent County scores 37 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,864 of 2,385 scored counties and #4 of 5 scored counties in Rhode Island. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Kent County spend about $79.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,086 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. That is about $191K of household spending for each business on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Kent County has 415 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 57.0, 21% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Kent County was 117 in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. That is one for every 623 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $600K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Kent County. Population estimates show Kent County grew 1.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kent County compares
The same measures for Rhode Island 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 | Kent County | Rhode Island | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 57.0 | 53.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $191K | $198K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 623 | 671 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.4% | +8.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.8% | +1.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,086 | $1,053 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $94,345 | $87,796 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 37 | 34 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 110 → 117+6.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 563
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $18.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 697Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 41568 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 372The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $600K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Kent 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 Kent County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 173,495+1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 72,839
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 169 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,017
- Median household income
- $94,345+28.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $119,389
- Median home value
- $366,100
- Jobs located here
- 79,114
- Daytime population
- 158,826Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Rhode Island market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Rhode Island for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Rhode Island, with Kent County marked.
Top counties in Rhode Island
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, RI | 53 | 211 | 40.2 | $292K | 0.0% | #976 of 2,385 |
| 2Newport County, RI | 41 | 167 | 45.3 | $253K | −2.9% | #1,662 of 2,385 |
| 3Bristol County, RI | 39 | 104 | 51.7 | $234K | −1.5% | #1,769 of 2,385 |
| 4Kent County, RI | 37 | 415 | 57.0 | $191K | +1.8% | #1,864 of 2,385 |
| 5Providence County, RI | 36 | 1,449 | 55.9 | $178K | +2.8% | #1,916 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Kent 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 spas37
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons38
- Spas and skin care52
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 Kent County, RI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 415 salons, barbers and spas in Kent County. 68 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 117 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 6.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 697 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kent County, RI spend on personal care products and services?
About $79.1M a year, or $1,086 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 415 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $191K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 72,839 households in Kent County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kent County, RI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Kent County has 57.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $191K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Kent County would have about 372, against 415 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 623 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Kent County, RI growing?
Population estimates put Kent County at 173,495 people in 2025, up 1.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 72,839 households. The median household income in Kent County is $94,345 a year, 17% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.3% 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. Kent County scores 37 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,864 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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