Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Barbour County, WV
How Barbour County, WV 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 #1,198 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 12
- 4 chain locations (33%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $4.4M
- On personal care products and services · $720 a household
- Spending per listing
- $369K
- 74% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.5
- 59% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,414
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 12 salons, barbers and spas in Barbour County. Of those, 4 are chain locations, or 33%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 19.5 for every 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Barbour County spend about $4.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $720 per household, 28% below the U.S. average. Spread across 12 salons, barbers and spas, that is $369K per business, 74% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Barbour County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Barbour County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Barbour County is 49 (lower middle), #1,198 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Barbour County compares
The same measures for West Virginia 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 | Barbour County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.5 | 33.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $369K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,679 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +16.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $720 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $51,394 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 47 |
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
- 41Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 124 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Barbour 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 Barbour County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,414−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 6,152
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 341 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 45
- Median household income
- $51,394+33.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $67,313
- Median home value
- $131,900
- Jobs located here
- 4,127
- Daytime population
- 13,305Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jefferson County, WV | 81 | 50 | 21.9 | $466K | +9.2% | #59 of 2,385 |
| 2Hampshire County, WV | 71 | 15 | 17.4 | $467K | +4.4% | #245 of 2,385 |
| 3Berkeley County, WV | 68 | 143 | 28.0 | $326K | +13.7% | #342 of 2,385 |
| 4Taylor County, WV | 62 | 8 | 12.1 | $661K | −2.4% | #545 of 2,385 |
| 5Mineral County, WV | 61 | 22 | 19.8 | $418K | −0.4% | #589 of 2,385 |
| 6Morgan County, WV | 60 | 22 | 30.0 | $280K | +5.5% | #650 of 2,385 |
| 7Putnam County, WV | 59 | 77 | 33.1 | $282K | −1.0% | #701 of 2,385 |
| 8Preston County, WV | 58 | 21 | 16.4 | $489K | −0.6% | #728 of 2,385 |
| 9Wayne County, WV | 57 | 36 | 22.8 | $342K | −4.0% | #772 of 2,385 |
| 10Monroe County, WV | 54 | 10 | 21.6 | $346K | +0.8% | #922 of 2,385 |
| 11Barbour County, WV | 49 | 12 | 19.5 | $369K | −0.3% | #1,198 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Barbour 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 salons45
- 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 Barbour County, WV?
There are 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Barbour County as of September 2026. 4 of them (33%) 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 Barbour County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 41 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Barbour County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $4.4M a year, or $720 per household. That is 28% below the U.S. average (an index of 72, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 12 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $369K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,152 households in Barbour County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barbour County, WV compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Barbour County has 19.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 59% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $369K, 74% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Barbour County would have about 21, against 12 on map listings.
How fast is Barbour County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Barbour County at 15,414 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,152 households. Median household income in Barbour County is $51,394, 36% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 33.6%, 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. Barbour County scores 49 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,198 of 2,385 scored counties.
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