Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Salons, barbers and spas in Buffalo County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Buffalo County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #454 of 2,385 scored counties
#20 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 15
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $5.3M
- On personal care products and services · $931 a household
- Spending per listing
- $355K
- 67% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.2
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 13,318
- −0.1% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 salons, barbers and spas in Buffalo County. None of them are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 26.2 per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Buffalo County spend about $5.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $931 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That works out to $355K per business, 67% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Buffalo County in 2023. That is one for every 1,907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 34 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Buffalo County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.1%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Buffalo County scores 65 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #454 of 2,385 scored counties and #20 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Buffalo 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 | Buffalo County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.2 | 43.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $355K | $230K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,907 | 924 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $931 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,479 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 4
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $31K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 34Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 150 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 25The 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 Buffalo 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 Buffalo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 13,318−0.1% since 2020
- Households
- 5,720
- Median age
- 46.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 676 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 20
- Median household income
- $70,479+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,332
- Median home value
- $213,300
- Jobs located here
- 3,547
- Daytime population
- 9,575Residents 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 |
| 20Buffalo County, WI | 65 | 15 | 26.2 | $355K | −0.1% | #454 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Buffalo 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 spas65
- Hair salons48
- 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 Buffalo County, WI?
There are 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Buffalo County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 34 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Buffalo County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.3M a year, or $931 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $355K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,720 households in Buffalo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Buffalo County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Buffalo County has 26.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $355K, 67% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Buffalo County would have about 25, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Buffalo County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Buffalo County at 13,318 people in 2025, down 0.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 5,720 households. Median household income in Buffalo County is $70,479, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.9%, 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. Buffalo County scores 65 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #454 of 2,385 scored counties.
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