Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Salons, barbers and spas in St. Croix County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in St. Croix County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #848 of 2,385 scored counties
#30 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 170
- 23 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 51
- +4.1% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $43.7M
- On personal care products and services · $1,164 a household
- Spending per listing
- $257K
- 21% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 45.3
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 98,276
- +4.7% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 170 salons, barbers and spas in St. Croix County. Of those, 23 are chain locations, or 14%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 45.3 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in St. Croix County comes to about $43.7M a year: $1,164 per household, 16% above the U.S. average. That is about $257K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in St. Croix County in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. That is one for every 736 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 254 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $401K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in St. Croix County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of St. Croix County grew 4.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). St. Croix County scores 56 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #848 of 2,385 scored counties and #30 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How St. Croix 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 | St. Croix County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 45.3 | 43.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $257K | $230K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 736 | 924 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +4.1% | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.7% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,164 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $103,046 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 49 → 51+4.1% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 281
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $8.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 254Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 17023 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 205The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $401K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in St. Croix 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 St. Croix County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 98,276+4.7% since 2020
- Households
- 37,511
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 722 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 133
- Median household income
- $103,046+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,955
- Median home value
- $377,700
- Jobs located here
- 37,396
- Daytime population
- 80,378Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Wisconsin market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Wisconsin for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Wisconsin, with St. Croix County marked.
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 |
| 30St. Croix County, WI | 56 | 170 | 45.3 | $257K | +4.7% | #848 of 2,385 |
Other business types in St. Croix 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 spas56
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops91
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care54
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 St. Croix County, WI?
St. Croix County has 170 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 23 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 4.1% from 2019. Another 254 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in St. Croix County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $43.7M a year, or $1,164 per household. That is 16% above the U.S. average (an index of 116, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 170 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $257K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 37,511 households in St. Croix County and national spending patterns by income.
How does St. Croix County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
St. Croix County has 45.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $257K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, St. Croix County would have about 205, against 170 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 736 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 4.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is St. Croix County, WI growing?
Population estimates put St. Croix County at 98,276 people in 2025, up 4.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 37,511 households. Median household income in St. Croix County is $103,046, 28% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. St. Croix County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #848 of 2,385 scored counties.
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