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Salons, barbers and spas in Barron County, WI
How Barron County, WI compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,073 of 2,385 scored counties
#65 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 109
- 20 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $18.4M
- On personal care products and services · $921 a household
- Spending per listing
- $169K
- 21% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 54.6
- 16% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,484
- −0.5% since 2020
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What this means
Barron County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,073 of 2,385 scored counties and #65 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Barron County comes to about $18.4M a year: $921 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $169K per business, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Barron County has 109 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 18%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 54.6 for every 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Barron County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 1,174 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Barron County declined 0.5% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Barron County compares
The same measures for Wisconsin 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 | Barron County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 54.6 | 43.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $169K | $230K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,174 | 924 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.5% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $921 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,933 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 68
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 145Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10920 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Barron 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 Barron County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,484−0.5% since 2020
- Households
- 19,955
- Median age
- 45.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 863 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 54
- Median household income
- $65,933+25.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $87,099
- Median home value
- $216,600
- Jobs located here
- 20,886
- Daytime population
- 44,130Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wisconsin
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oconto County, WI | 86 | 24 | 14.3 | $686K | +2.9% | #25 of 2,385 |
| 2Adams County, WI | 79 | 12 | 12.6 | $693K | +5.2% | #74 of 2,385 |
| 3Bayfield County, WI | 79 | 16 | 21.5 | $440K | +3.4% | #84 of 2,385 |
| 4Washburn County, WI | 77 | 16 | 21.1 | $434K | +2.8% | #117 of 2,385 |
| 5Sawyer County, WI | 77 | 21 | 23.8 | $374K | +4.0% | #124 of 2,385 |
| 6Calumet County, WI | 76 | 49 | 22.9 | $464K | +2.9% | #130 of 2,385 |
| 7Kewaunee County, WI | 76 | 19 | 22.7 | $442K | +1.0% | #133 of 2,385 |
| 8Burnett County, WI | 76 | 15 | 20.9 | $435K | +3.9% | #134 of 2,385 |
| 9Vernon County, WI | 76 | 33 | 26.6 | $359K | +2.4% | #146 of 2,385 |
| 10Trempealeau County, WI | 75 | 36 | 28.7 | $340K | +1.1% | #172 of 2,385 |
| 65Barron County, WI | 32 | 109 | 54.6 | $169K | −0.5% | #2,073 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Barron 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 spas32
- Hair salons33
- Barbershops55
- Nail salons46
- Spas and skin care37
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 Barron County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 109 salons, barbers and spas in Barron County. 20 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 145 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Barron County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $18.4M a year, or $921 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 109 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $169K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,955 households in Barron County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Barron County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Barron County has 54.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 16% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $169K, 21% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Barron County would have about 86, against 109 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,174 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Barron County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Barron County at 46,484 people in 2025, down 0.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,955 households. The median household income in Barron County is $65,933 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.1% 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. Barron County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,073 of 2,385 scored counties.
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