Beauty and personal care · County · Wisconsin
Salons, barbers and spas in Taylor County, WI
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Taylor County, WI, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #921 of 2,385 scored counties
#34 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin
- Listings
- 20
- 2 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $7.5M
- On personal care products and services · $931 a household
- Spending per listing
- $375K
- 76% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.9
- 47% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 20,118
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Taylor County spend about $7.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $931 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $375K of household spending for each business on map listings, 76% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 20 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Taylor County as of September 2026. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.9, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 11 businesses with payroll in Taylor County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 731 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 40 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $240K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Taylor County.
Population estimates put the population change in Taylor County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.9%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Taylor County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #921 of 2,385 scored counties and #34 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.
How Taylor 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 | Taylor County | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.9 | 43.7 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $375K | $230K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 731 | 924 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +3.0% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | +1.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $931 | $1,007 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $69,350 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10 → 11
- Employees, 2023
- 24
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $633K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 202 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 35The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $240K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Taylor 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 Taylor County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 20,118+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 8,046
- Median age
- 44.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 975 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 21
- Median household income
- $69,350+30.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $84,692
- Median home value
- $197,100
- Jobs located here
- 7,954
- Daytime population
- 18,970Residents 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 Taylor 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 |
| 34Taylor County, WI | 54 | 20 | 24.9 | $375K | +0.9% | #921 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Taylor 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 spas54
- Hair salons51
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care55
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 Taylor County, WI?
As of September 2026, map listings count 20 salons, barbers and spas in Taylor County. 2 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 40 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Taylor County, WI spend on personal care products and services?
About $7.5M 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 20 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $375K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 8,046 households in Taylor County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Taylor County, WI compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Taylor County has 24.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $375K, 76% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Taylor County would have about 35, against 20 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 731 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Taylor County, WI growing?
Population estimates put Taylor County at 20,118 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 8,046 households. The median household income in Taylor County is $69,350 a year, 14% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.8% 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. Taylor County scores 54 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #921 of 2,385 scored counties.
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