Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Summers County, WV
The salons, barbers and spas in Summers County, WV, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,501 of 2,385 scored counties
#19 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 8
- 2 chain locations (25%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $3.2M
- On personal care products and services · $677 a household
- Spending per listing
- $396K
- 86% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.1
- 64% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 11,532
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 8 salons, barbers and spas in Summers County. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 25%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 17.1 per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Summers County spend about $3.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $677 per household, 33% below the U.S. average. Spread across 8 salons, barbers and spas, that is $396K per business, 86% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Summers County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Summers County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Summers County scores 44 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,501 of 2,385 scored counties and #19 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Summers 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 | Summers County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.1 | 33.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $396K | $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 | −3.3% | −1.4% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $677 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $40,699 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 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
- 15Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 82 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 15The 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 Summers 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 Summers County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 11,532−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 4,680
- Median age
- 47.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 361 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 33
- Median household income
- $40,699+6.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $58,559
- Median home value
- $140,100
- Jobs located here
- 1,800
- Daytime population
- 10,079Residents 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 |
| 19Summers County, WV | 44 | 8 | 17.1 | $396K | −3.3% | #1,501 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Summers 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 spas44
- Hair salons43
- 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 Summers County, WV?
There are 8 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Summers County as of September 2026. 2 of them (25%) 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 Summers County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 15 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Summers County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $3.2M a year, or $677 per household. That is 33% below the U.S. average (an index of 67, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $396K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,680 households in Summers County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Summers County, WV compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Summers County has 17.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 64% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $396K, 86% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Summers County would have about 15, against 8 on map listings.
How fast is Summers County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Summers County at 11,532 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,680 households. Median household income in Summers County is $40,699, 50% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 6.6%, 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. Summers County scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,501 of 2,385 scored counties.
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