Beauty and personal care · County · Utah
Salons, barbers and spas in Emery County, UT
The salons, barbers and spas in Emery County, UT, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #349 of 2,385 scored counties
#5 of 21 scored counties in Utah
- Listings
- 11
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.3M
- On personal care products and services · $944 a household
- Spending per listing
- $296K
- 39% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.9
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 10,177
- +3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Emery County comes to about $3.3M a year: $944 per household, 6% below the U.S. average. That is about $296K of household spending for each business on map listings, 39% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Emery County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 31.9 per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Emery County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Emery County grew 3.4%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Emery County is 68 (upper middle), #349 of 2,385 scored counties and #5 of 21 scored counties in Utah. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Emery County compares
The same measures for Utah 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 | Emery County | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.9 | 46.1 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $296K | $238K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 612 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +45.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.4% | +7.8% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $944 | $1,100 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $95,166 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 57 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 36Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 110 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Emery 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 Emery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 10,177+3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 3,453
- Median age
- 37.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.7
- Land area
- 4,463 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $74,291+33.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,609
- Median home value
- $218,700
- Jobs located here
- 3,393
- Daytime population
- 9,887Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Utah
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Morgan County, UT | 96 | 6 | 15.9 | $811K | +8.1% | #2 of 2,385 |
| 2Juab County, UT | 90 | 11 | 28.5 | $379K | +14.8% | #12 of 2,385 |
| 3Sanpete County, UT | 83 | 20 | 22.5 | $411K | +10.3% | #48 of 2,385 |
| 4Tooele County, UT | 68 | 89 | 37.2 | $304K | +19.2% | #348 of 2,385 |
| 5Emery County, UT | 68 | 11 | 31.9 | $296K | +3.4% | #349 of 2,385 |
| 6San Juan County, UT | 66 | 8 | 17.6 | $499K | +0.1% | #403 of 2,385 |
| 7Box Elder County, UT | 65 | 68 | 34.8 | $290K | +12.7% | #470 of 2,385 |
| 8Wasatch County, UT | 65 | 56 | 43.5 | $288K | +9.9% | #471 of 2,385 |
| 9Cache County, UT | 62 | 142 | 32.0 | $317K | +8.5% | #564 of 2,385 |
| 10Millard County, UT | 62 | 16 | 36.7 | $251K | +7.7% | #581 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Emery 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 spas68
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Emery County, UT?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 salons, barbers and spas in Emery County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Emery County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 36 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Emery County, UT spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.3M a year, or $944 per household. That is 6% below the U.S. average (an index of 94, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $296K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 3,453 households in Emery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Emery County, UT compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Emery County has 31.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $296K, 39% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Emery County would have about 15, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Emery County, UT growing?
Population estimates put Emery County at 10,177 people in 2025, up 3.4% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 3,453 households. The median household income in Emery County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 33.7% 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. Emery County scores 68 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #349 of 2,385 scored counties.
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