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Salons, barbers and spas in Pleasants County, WV

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Pleasants County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Listings
5
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$2.2M
On personal care products and services · $811 a household
Spending per listing
$449K
2.1 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
18.1
62% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
7,338
−4.1% 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 Pleasants County comes to about $2.2M a year: $811 per household, 19% below the U.S. average. That works out to $449K per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K.

Pleasants County has 5 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 18.1 for every 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for personal care services in Pleasants County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Pleasants County declined 4.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t given a market score, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

How Pleasants 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Pleasants County, WV compared with West Virginia and the U.S.
MeasurePleasants CountyWest VirginiaU.S.
Listings per 10k households18.133.347.2
Spending per listing$449K$240K$213K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,679804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+16.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−4.1%−1.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$811$802$1,005
Median household income$60,932$59,608$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored47

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
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
50 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The 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 Pleasants 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 Pleasants County

Population, 2025 estimate
7,338−4.1% since 2020
Households
2,769
Median age
43.7
Homes lived in by their owners
81%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
130 sq. mi.
People per square mile
58
Median household income
$60,932
Average household income
$97,880
Median home value
$151,000
Jobs located here
2,729
Daytime population
7,415Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across West Virginia

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The highest-scoring counties in West Virginia for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in West Virginia, with Pleasants County marked.

Top counties in West Virginia

Counties in West Virginia ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Jefferson County, WV815021.9$466K+9.2%#59 of 2,385
2Hampshire County, WV711517.4$467K+4.4%#245 of 2,385
3Berkeley County, WV6814328.0$326K+13.7%#342 of 2,385
4Taylor County, WV62812.1$661K−2.4%#545 of 2,385
5Mineral County, WV612219.8$418K−0.4%#589 of 2,385
6Morgan County, WV602230.0$280K+5.5%#650 of 2,385
7Putnam County, WV597733.1$282K−1.0%#701 of 2,385
8Preston County, WV582116.4$489K−0.6%#728 of 2,385
9Wayne County, WV573622.8$342K−4.0%#772 of 2,385
10Monroe County, WV541021.6$346K+0.8%#922 of 2,385
Pleasants County, WVNot scored518.1$449K−4.1%

Other business types in Pleasants County

None has a Groundwork market score here. Counties under 10,000 people aren’t scored, since a few businesses can swing their figures.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Pleasants County, WV?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 salons, barbers and spas in Pleasants County. None of them 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 Pleasants County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Pleasants County, WV spend on personal care products and services?

About $2.2M a year, or $811 per household. That is 19% below the U.S. average (an index of 81, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $449K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,769 households in Pleasants County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Pleasants County, WV compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Pleasants County has 18.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 62% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $449K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Pleasants County would have about 11, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Pleasants County, WV growing?

Population estimates put Pleasants County at 7,338 people in 2025, down 4.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 2,769 households. The median household income in Pleasants County is $60,932 a year, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734.

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 score leaves out counties under 10,000 people, where a handful of businesses would swing it.

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