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Salons, barbers and spas in Walworth County, WI

How Walworth 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 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,043 of 2,385 scored counties
#37 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin

Listings
166
22 chain locations (13%)
Official establishments
51
−10.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$44.9M
On personal care products and services · $1,043 a household
Spending per listing
$271K
27% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.5
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
106,127
+0.8% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 166 salons, barbers and spas in Walworth County. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 13%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 38.5 per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Walworth County comes to about $44.9M a year: $1,043 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That works out to $271K per business, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Walworth County in 2023, down 10.5% from 2019. That is one for every 845 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 254 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $590K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Walworth County.

Population estimates put the population change in Walworth County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Walworth County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,043 of 2,385 scored counties and #37 of 67 scored counties in Wisconsin.

How Walworth 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 Walworth County, WI compared with Wisconsin and the U.S.
MeasureWalworth CountyWisconsinU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.543.747.2
Spending per listing$271K$230K$213K
Households per official establishment845924804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−10.5%+3.0%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.8%+1.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,043$1,007$1,005
Median household income$80,520$77,485$80,734
Groundwork market score5245

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
57 → 51−10.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
245
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
254Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
16622 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
211The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$590K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Walworth 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 Walworth County

Population, 2025 estimate
106,127+0.8% since 2020
Households
43,087
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
555 sq. mi.
People per square mile
190
Median household income
$80,520+26.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$109,464
Median home value
$302,700
Jobs located here
43,660
Daytime population
95,627Residents 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 Walworth 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
37Walworth County, WI5216638.5$271K+0.8%#1,043 of 2,385

Other business types in Walworth County

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

Questions

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

Walworth County has 166 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 22 of them (13%) 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, down 10.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 254 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $44.9M a year, or $1,043 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 166 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $271K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,087 households in Walworth County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Walworth County has 38.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $271K, 27% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Walworth County would have about 211, against 166 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 845 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 10.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Walworth County, WI growing?

Population estimates put Walworth County at 106,127 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,087 households. Median household income in Walworth County is $80,520, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.3%, 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. Walworth County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,043 of 2,385 scored counties.

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