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Salons, barbers and spas in Grays Harbor County, WA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #435 of 2,385 scored counties
#13 of 35 scored counties in Washington

Listings
96
17 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$27.5M
On personal care products and services · $896 a household
Spending per listing
$286K
34% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
31.3
34% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
78,144
+3.0% since 2020

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

What this means

Household spending on personal care products and services in Grays Harbor County comes to about $27.5M a year: $896 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $286K of household spending for each business on map listings, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 96 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Grays Harbor County as of September 2026. 17 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 31.3 for every 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Grays Harbor County was 14 in 2023. That is one for every 2,188 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 145 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Grays Harbor County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Grays Harbor County is 66 (upper middle), #435 of 2,385 scored counties and #13 of 35 scored counties in Washington. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Grays Harbor 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Grays Harbor County, WA compared with Washington and the U.S.
MeasureGrays Harbor CountyWashingtonU.S.
Listings per 10k households31.342.447.2
Spending per listing$286K$268K$213K
Households per official establishment2,188695804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+6.1%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.0%+3.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$896$1,137$1,005
Median household income$64,414$98,141$80,734
Groundwork market score6668

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
11 → 14
Employees, 2023
36
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
145Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
9617 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
129The 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County

Population, 2025 estimate
78,144+3.0% since 2020
Households
30,628
Median age
44.3
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
1,902 sq. mi.
People per square mile
41
Median household income
$64,414+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$82,833
Median home value
$314,000
Jobs located here
21,888
Daytime population
66,472Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Washington

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

Top counties in Washington

Counties in Washington ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Skamania County, WA91815.9$675K+5.2%#6 of 2,385
2Lincoln County, WA88612.4$755K+9.7%#18 of 2,385
3Mason County, WA885119.6$520K+7.8%#19 of 2,385
4Klickitat County, WA871616.2$599K+6.6%#21 of 2,385
5Stevens County, WA864422.7$412K+6.6%#30 of 2,385
6Pacific County, WA831917.3$531K+3.6%#47 of 2,385
7Pend Oreille County, WA821321.9$427K+7.1%#54 of 2,385
8Okanogan County, WA814123.4$383K+7.3%#60 of 2,385
9San Juan County, WA802022.2$478K+4.2%#64 of 2,385
10Douglas County, WA753522.0$474K+8.0%#166 of 2,385
13Grays Harbor County, WA669631.3$286K+3.0%#435 of 2,385

Other business types in Grays Harbor County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Grays Harbor County, WA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 96 salons, barbers and spas in Grays Harbor County. 17 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 145 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in Grays Harbor County, WA spend on personal care products and services?

About $27.5M a year, or $896 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $286K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 30,628 households in Grays Harbor County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Grays Harbor County, WA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Grays Harbor County has 31.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 34% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $286K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Grays Harbor County would have about 129, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,188 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Grays Harbor County, WA growing?

Population estimates put Grays Harbor County at 78,144 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 30,628 households. The median household income in Grays Harbor County is $64,414 a year, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.7% 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. Grays Harbor County scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #435 of 2,385 scored counties.

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