Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Salons, barbers and spas in Rock County, WI
How Rock 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 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,529 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 313
- 40 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 62
- −19.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $65.3M
- On personal care products and services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 46.6
- In line with the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 166,472
- +1.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 313 salons, barbers and spas in Rock County. Of those, 40 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 46.6 for every 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $971 per household (3% below the U.S. average), households in Rock County spend about $65.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $208K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Rock County in 2023, down 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,084 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 564 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Rock County grew 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Rock County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #1,529 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Rock 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 | Rock County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 46.6 | 43.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $230K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,084 | 924 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −19.5% | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $971 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $75,673 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 77 → 62−19.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 383
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $9.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 564Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 31340 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 307The 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 Rock 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 Rock County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 166,472+1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 67,201
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 718 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 229
- Median household income
- $75,673+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,984
- Median home value
- $231,600
- Jobs located here
- 69,632
- Daytime population
- 154,793Residents 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 |
| 54Rock County, WI | 44 | 313 | 46.6 | $208K | +1.7% | #1,529 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Rock 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 spas44
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops74
- Nail salons61
- Spas and skin care53
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 Rock County, WI?
Rock County has 313 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 40 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 62 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 19.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 564 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rock County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $65.3M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 313 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 67,201 households in Rock County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rock County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Rock County has 46.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, in line with the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $208K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Rock County would have about 307, against 313 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,084 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Rock County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Rock County at 166,472 people in 2025, up 1.7% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 67,201 households. Median household income in Rock County is $75,673, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.8%, 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. Rock County scores 44 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,529 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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