Beauty and personal care · Metro area · West Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in the Morgantown, WV metro area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Morgantown, WV metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #226 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia
- Listings
- 221
- 51 chain locations (23%)
- Official establishments
- 47
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $49.2M
- On personal care products and services · $857 a household
- Spending per listing
- $223K
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 38.5
- 18% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 141,995
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 221 salons, barbers and spas in the Morgantown metro area. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 38.5, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Morgantown metro area comes to about $49.2M a year: $857 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $223K of household spending for each business on map listings, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 47 businesses with payroll in the Morgantown metro area classed as personal care services, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 1,222 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 363 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $690K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Morgantown metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Morgantown metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Morgantown metro area is 47 (lower middle), #226 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 7 scored metro areas based in West Virginia.
How the Morgantown metro area 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 | Morgantown metro area | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 38.5 | 33.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $223K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,222 | 1,679 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +16.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $857 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,640 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 470.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 335
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 363Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22151 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 6
- Amount
- $690K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Morgantown metro area, 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 the Morgantown metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 141,995+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 57,438
- Median age
- 37.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 63%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,009 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 140
- Median household income
- $64,640+23.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $92,746
- Median home value
- $233,000
- Jobs located here
- 71,588
- Daytime population
- 156,475Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every West Virginia market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in West Virginia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in West Virginia (a market based in another state is listed without a number), with the Morgantown metro area marked.
Top metro areas in West Virginia
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 67 | 409 | 34.6 | $263K | +7.1% | #43 of 387 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 65 | 10,622 | 44.8 | $265K | +3.3% | #48 of 387 |
| 1Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 56 | 135 | 27.2 | $304K | −3.6% | #125 of 387 |
| 2Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 48 | 520 | 34.2 | $238K | −2.6% | #215 of 387 |
| Winchester, VA-WV | 48 | 255 | 45.9 | $208K | +6.5% | #221 of 387 |
| 3Morgantown, WV | 47 | 221 | 38.5 | $223K | +1.3% | #226 of 387 |
| 4Charleston, WV | 36 | 348 | 39.8 | $201K | −4.7% | #327 of 387 |
| 5Beckley, WV | 35 | 160 | 35.6 | $209K | −4.3% | #331 of 387 |
| 6Wheeling, WV-OH | 34 | 215 | 37.1 | $224K | −3.6% | #339 of 387 |
| 7Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 24 | 164 | 43.3 | $182K | −2.3% | #380 of 387 |
Other business types in the Morgantown metro area
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 spas47
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops50
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care61
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 the Morgantown, WV metro area?
There are 221 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Morgantown metro area as of September 2026. 51 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 47 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Official counts also show 363 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Morgantown, WV metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $49.2M a year, or $857 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 221 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $223K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,438 households in the Morgantown metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Morgantown, WV metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Morgantown metro area has 38.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $223K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Morgantown metro area would have about 231, against 221 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,222 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Morgantown, WV metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Morgantown metro area at 141,995 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,438 households. Median household income in the Morgantown metro area is $64,640, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.5%, 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. The Morgantown metro area scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #226 of 387 scored metro areas.
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