Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Salons, barbers and spas in Chelan County, WA
The salons, barbers and spas in Chelan County, WA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,640 of 2,385 scored counties
#35 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 164
- 24 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 44
- +22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $32.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,037 a household
- Spending per listing
- $199K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 52.0
- 10% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 81,941
- +3.3% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,037 per household (3% above the U.S. average), households in Chelan County spend about $32.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $199K per business, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Chelan County has 164 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 52.0 per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Chelan County in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 716 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 192 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $149K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Chelan County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chelan County grew 3.3%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Chelan County is 42 (lower middle), #1,640 of 2,385 scored counties and #35 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Chelan County compares
The same measures for Washington 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 | Chelan County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 52.0 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $199K | $268K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 716 | 695 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +22.2% | +6.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.3% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,037 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $82,381 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 44+22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 165
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 192Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16424 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 154The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $149K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Chelan 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 Chelan County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 81,941+3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 31,520
- Median age
- 41.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 2,921 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 27
- Median household income
- $82,381+40.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,869
- Median home value
- $490,100
- Jobs located here
- 42,458
- Daytime population
- 82,578Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Washington
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Skamania County, WA | 91 | 8 | 15.9 | $675K | +5.2% | #6 of 2,385 |
| 2Lincoln County, WA | 88 | 6 | 12.4 | $755K | +9.7% | #18 of 2,385 |
| 3Mason County, WA | 88 | 51 | 19.6 | $520K | +7.8% | #19 of 2,385 |
| 4Klickitat County, WA | 87 | 16 | 16.2 | $599K | +6.6% | #21 of 2,385 |
| 5Stevens County, WA | 86 | 44 | 22.7 | $412K | +6.6% | #30 of 2,385 |
| 6Pacific County, WA | 83 | 19 | 17.3 | $531K | +3.6% | #47 of 2,385 |
| 7Pend Oreille County, WA | 82 | 13 | 21.9 | $427K | +7.1% | #54 of 2,385 |
| 8Okanogan County, WA | 81 | 41 | 23.4 | $383K | +7.3% | #60 of 2,385 |
| 9San Juan County, WA | 80 | 20 | 22.2 | $478K | +4.2% | #64 of 2,385 |
| 10Douglas County, WA | 75 | 35 | 22.0 | $474K | +8.0% | #166 of 2,385 |
| 35Chelan County, WA | 42 | 164 | 52.0 | $199K | +3.3% | #1,640 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Chelan 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 spas42
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons59
- Spas and skin care45
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 Chelan County, WA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 164 salons, barbers and spas in Chelan County. 24 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 22.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 192 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chelan County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $32.7M a year, or $1,037 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $199K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,520 households in Chelan County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chelan County, WA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Chelan County has 52.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 10% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $199K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Chelan County would have about 154, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 716 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chelan County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Chelan County at 81,941 people in 2025, up 3.3% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,520 households. The median household income in Chelan County is $82,381 a year, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.1% 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. Chelan County scores 42 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,640 of 2,385 scored counties.
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