Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Mason County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Mason County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 28 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,172 of 2,385 scored counties
#33 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 31
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $7.6M
- On personal care products and services · $743 a household
- Spending per listing
- $245K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 24,707
- −2.7% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Mason County is 28 (lower middle), #2,172 of 2,385 scored counties and #33 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $743 per household (26% below the U.S. average), households in Mason County spend about $7.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $245K of household spending for each business on map listings, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 31 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Mason County as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 6%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 30.4 for every 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Mason County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Mason County declined 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Mason 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 | Mason County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.4 | 33.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $245K | $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 | −2.7% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $743 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $49,761 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 28 | 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
- 78Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Mason 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 Mason County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 24,707−2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 10,211
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 82%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 431 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $49,761+8.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $70,616
- Median home value
- $120,300
- Jobs located here
- 5,376
- Daytime population
- 21,537Residents 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 |
| 33Mason County, WV | 28 | 31 | 30.4 | $245K | −2.7% | #2,172 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Mason 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 spas28
- Hair salons25
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care28
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 Mason County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 salons, barbers and spas in Mason County. 2 of them (6%) 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 Mason County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mason County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.6M a year, or $743 per household. That is 26% below the U.S. average (an index of 74, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $245K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 10,211 households in Mason County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mason County, WV compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Mason County has 30.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $245K, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Mason County would have about 36, against 31 on map listings.
How fast is Mason County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Mason County at 24,707 people in 2025, down 2.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 10,211 households. The median household income in Mason County is $49,761 a year, 38% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 8.0% 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. Mason County scores 28 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,172 of 2,385 scored counties.
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