Beauty and personal care · County · Washington
Salons, barbers and spas in Pierce County, WA
How Pierce County, WA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,223 of 2,385 scored counties
#29 of 35 scored counties in Washington
- Listings
- 1,618
- 238 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 580
- +12.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $395.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,125 a household
- Spending per listing
- $244K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.1
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,288
- +2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 1,618 salons, barbers and spas in Pierce County. 238 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 46.1, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Pierce County spend about $395.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,125 per household, 12% above the U.S. average. That is about $244K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 580 businesses with payroll in Pierce County classed as personal care services, up 12.4% from 2019. That is one for every 606 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,303 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 35 SBA-backed loans worth $5.5M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Pierce County.
Population estimates show Pierce County grew 2.5% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Pierce County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,223 of 2,385 scored counties and #29 of 35 scored counties in Washington.
How Pierce 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 | Pierce County | Washington | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.1 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $244K | $268K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 606 | 695 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.4% | +6.1% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.5% | +3.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,125 | $1,137 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $99,564 | $98,141 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 68 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 516 → 580+12.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,601
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $93.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,303Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,618238 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,859The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 35
- Amount
- $5.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Pierce 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 Pierce County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,288+2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 351,330
- Median age
- 38.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 1,668 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 558
- Median household income
- $99,564+38.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $124,504
- Median home value
- $526,600
- Jobs located here
- 329,848
- Daytime population
- 851,977Residents 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 |
| 29Pierce County, WA | 49 | 1,618 | 46.1 | $244K | +2.5% | #1,223 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Pierce 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 spas49
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops72
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care53
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 Pierce County, WA?
There are 1,618 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Pierce County as of September 2026. 238 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 580 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 12.4% from 2019. Another 2,303 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Pierce County, WA spend on personal care products and services?
About $395.3M a year, or $1,125 per household. That is 12% above the U.S. average (an index of 112, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,618 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $244K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 351,330 households in Pierce County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pierce County, WA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Pierce County has 46.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $244K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pierce County would have about 1,859, against 1,618 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 606 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Pierce County, WA growing?
Population estimates put Pierce County at 946,288 people in 2025, up 2.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 351,330 households. Median household income in Pierce County is $99,564, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 38.1%, 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. Pierce County scores 49 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,223 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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