Beauty and personal care · County · West Virginia
Salons, barbers and spas in Upshur County, WV
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Upshur County, WV, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,336 of 2,385 scored counties
#17 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia
- Listings
- 30
- 4 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.3M
- On personal care products and services · $768 a household
- Spending per listing
- $245K
- 15% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 31.4
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 23,758
- −0.3% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Upshur County comes to about $7.3M a year: $768 per household, 24% below the U.S. average. That works out to $245K per business, 15% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Upshur County as of September 2026. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 31.4 per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Upshur County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 2,389 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Upshur County declined 0.3% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Upshur County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,336 of 2,385 scored counties and #17 of 43 scored counties in West Virginia.
How Upshur 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 | Upshur County | West Virginia | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 31.4 | 33.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $245K | $240K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,389 | 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 | $768 | $802 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $59,608 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 47 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $36K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 51Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 304 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The 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 Upshur 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 Upshur County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 23,758−0.3% since 2020
- Households
- 9,557
- Median age
- 43.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 81%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 355 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 67
- Median household income
- $54,338+34.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $71,843
- Median home value
- $170,800
- Jobs located here
- 7,754
- Daytime population
- 21,898Residents 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 |
| 17Upshur County, WV | 47 | 30 | 31.4 | $245K | −0.3% | #1,336 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Upshur 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 spas47
- Hair salons34
- Barbershops23
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care40
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 Upshur County, WV?
As of September 2026, map listings count 30 salons, barbers and spas in Upshur County. 4 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 51 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Upshur County, WV spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.3M a year, or $768 per household. That is 24% below the U.S. average (an index of 76, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 30 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $245K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 9,557 households in Upshur County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Upshur County, WV compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Upshur County has 31.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 33% 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, Upshur County would have about 35, against 30 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,389 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Upshur County, WV growing?
Population estimates put Upshur County at 23,758 people in 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 9,557 households. The median household income in Upshur County is $54,338 a year, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 34.8% 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. Upshur County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,336 of 2,385 scored counties.
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