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Salons, barbers and spas in Crawford County, WI
The salons, barbers and spas in Crawford County, WI, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,246 of 2,385 scored counties
#67 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 37
- 7 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 7
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $6M
- On personal care products and services · $890 a household
- Spending per listing
- $161K
- 24% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 55.2
- 17% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,910
- −1.1% since 2020
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What this means
Crawford County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,246 of 2,385 scored counties and #67 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $890 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Crawford County spend about $6M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $161K per business, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Crawford County has 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 55.2 per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 7 businesses with payroll in Crawford County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 958 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Population estimates show Crawford County declined 1.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Crawford 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 | Crawford County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 55.2 | 43.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $161K | $230K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 958 | 924 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.1% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $890 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,094 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 7
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $200K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 38Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 377 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,910−1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 6,706
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 28
- Median household income
- $64,094+26.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,254
- Median home value
- $183,400
- Jobs located here
- 6,636
- Daytime population
- 14,868Residents 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 |
| 67Crawford County, WI | 24 | 37 | 55.2 | $161K | −1.1% | #2,246 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Crawford 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 spas24
- Hair salons24
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care25
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 Crawford County, WI?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 37 salons, barbers and spas in Crawford County. 7 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 38 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Crawford County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $6M a year, or $890 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 37 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $161K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,706 households in Crawford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Crawford County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Crawford County has 55.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 17% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $161K, 24% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Crawford County would have about 28, against 37 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 958 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Crawford County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Crawford County at 15,910 people in 2025, down 1.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,706 households. The median household income in Crawford County is $64,094 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.7% 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. Crawford County scores 24 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,246 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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