Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Salons, barbers and spas in Brown County, WI
How Brown 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 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,573 of 2,385 scored counties
#55 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 527
- 83 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 153
- +10.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,013 a household
- Spending per listing
- $213K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 47.5
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 275,803
- +2.6% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Brown County comes to about $112.4M a year: $1,013 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $213K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
Brown County has 527 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 47.5, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Brown County was 153 in 2023, up 10.1% from 2019. That is one for every 725 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 810 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $2.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Brown County.
Population estimates show Brown County grew 2.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Brown County is 43 (lower middle), #1,573 of 2,385 scored counties and #55 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Brown 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 | Brown County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 47.5 | 43.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $213K | $230K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 725 | 924 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +10.1% | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.6% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,013 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,649 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 139 → 153+10.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 758
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $22.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 810Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52783 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 528The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $2.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Brown 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 Brown County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 275,803+2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 110,933
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 530 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 511
- Median household income
- $79,649+27.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,662
- Median home value
- $266,000
- Jobs located here
- 158,307
- Daytime population
- 294,973Residents 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 |
| 55Brown County, WI | 43 | 527 | 47.5 | $213K | +2.6% | #1,573 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Brown 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 spas43
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons65
- Spas and skin care43
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 Brown County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 527 salons, barbers and spas in Brown County. 83 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 153 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 10.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 810 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Brown County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $112.4M a year, or $1,013 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 527 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $213K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,933 households in Brown County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Brown County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Brown County has 47.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $213K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Brown County would have about 528, against 527 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 725 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 10.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Brown County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Brown County at 275,803 people in 2025, up 2.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 110,933 households. The median household income in Brown County is $79,649 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.8% 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. Brown County scores 43 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,573 of 2,385 scored counties.
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