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Salons, barbers and spas in Richland County, WI

How Richland 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 51 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,101 of 2,385 scored counties
#38 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
25
3 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$6.6M
On personal care products and services · $909 a household
Spending per listing
$264K
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
34.5
27% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
17,036
−1.4% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 25 salons, barbers and spas in Richland County. 3 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 34.5 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Richland County spend about $6.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $909 per household, 9% below the U.S. average. Spread across 25 salons, barbers and spas, that is $264K per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Richland County in 2023. That is one for every 1,813 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 36 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Richland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Richland County scores 51 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,101 of 2,385 scored counties and #38 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Richland 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Richland County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureRichland CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households34.543.747.2
Spending per listing$264K$230K$213K
Households per official establishment1,813924804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+3.0%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$909$1,007$1,005
Median household income$66,420$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5145

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
6 → 4
Employees, 2023
18
Annual payroll, 2023
$415K
One-person businesses, 2023
36Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
253 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
31The 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 Richland 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 Richland County

Population, 2025 estimate
17,036−1.4% since 2020
Households
7,250
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
586 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$66,420+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$84,420
Median home value
$197,500
Jobs located here
5,615
Daytime population
14,776Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Wisconsin

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The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with Richland County marked.

Top counties in Wisconsin

Counties in Wisconsin ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Oconto County, WI862414.3$686K+2.9%#25 of 2,385
2Adams County, WI791212.6$693K+5.2%#74 of 2,385
3Bayfield County, WI791621.5$440K+3.4%#84 of 2,385
4Washburn County, WI771621.1$434K+2.8%#117 of 2,385
5Sawyer County, WI772123.8$374K+4.0%#124 of 2,385
6Calumet County, WI764922.9$464K+2.9%#130 of 2,385
7Kewaunee County, WI761922.7$442K+1.0%#133 of 2,385
8Burnett County, WI761520.9$435K+3.9%#134 of 2,385
9Vernon County, WI763326.6$359K+2.4%#146 of 2,385
10Trempealeau County, WI753628.7$340K+1.1%#172 of 2,385
38Richland County, WI512534.5$264K−1.4%#1,101 of 2,385

Other business types in Richland County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Richland County, WI?

There are 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Richland County as of September 2026. 3 of them (12%) 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 list 36 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Richland County, WI spend on personal care products and services?

About $6.6M a year, or $909 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 25 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $264K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,250 households in Richland County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Richland County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Richland County has 34.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $264K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Richland County would have about 31, against 25 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,813 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Richland County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Richland County at 17,036 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 7,250 households. Median household income in Richland County is $66,420, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Richland County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,101 of 2,385 scored counties.

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