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Salons, barbers and spas in Carbon County, WY
How Carbon County, WY 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,393 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming
- Listings
- 22
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.8M
- On personal care products and services · $950 a household
- Spending per listing
- $264K
- 24% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.0
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,013
- −3.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 22 salons, barbers and spas in Carbon County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. That is 36.0 per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Carbon County spend about $5.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $950 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. That is about $264K of household spending for each business on map listings, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Carbon County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Carbon County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Carbon County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,393 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.
How Carbon County compares
The same measures for Wyoming 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 | Carbon County | Wyoming | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.0 | 42.4 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $264K | $231K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,193 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +11.5% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.4% | +1.9% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $950 | $977 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,511 | $76,176 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 54 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 221 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,013−3.4% since 2020
- Households
- 6,116
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.3
- Land area
- 7,898 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 2
- Median household income
- $70,511+17.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,259
- Median home value
- $222,700
- Jobs located here
- 6,074
- Daytime population
- 14,358Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Wyoming
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Big Horn County, WY | 70 | 11 | 24.7 | $354K | +4.7% | #287 of 2,385 |
| 2Albany County, WY | 61 | 50 | 29.3 | $306K | +3.9% | #609 of 2,385 |
| 3Fremont County, WY | 58 | 55 | 36.6 | $246K | +0.7% | #758 of 2,385 |
| 4Goshen County, WY | 57 | 14 | 26.9 | $319K | +1.0% | #775 of 2,385 |
| 5Lincoln County, WY | 57 | 33 | 39.6 | $264K | +7.8% | #799 of 2,385 |
| 6Campbell County, WY | 57 | 92 | 51.1 | $204K | +2.1% | #815 of 2,385 |
| 7Uinta County, WY | 52 | 31 | 40.2 | $244K | +1.3% | #1,059 of 2,385 |
| 8Converse County, WY | 51 | 21 | 36.4 | $270K | +0.6% | #1,095 of 2,385 |
| 9Park County, WY | 48 | 68 | 51.0 | $187K | +5.1% | #1,299 of 2,385 |
| 10Carbon County, WY | 46 | 22 | 36.0 | $264K | −3.4% | #1,393 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Carbon 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 spas46
- Hair salons61
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care20
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 Carbon County, WY?
There are 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Carbon County as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Carbon County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Carbon County, WY spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.8M a year, or $950 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 22 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $264K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,116 households in Carbon County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Carbon County, WY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Carbon County has 36.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 24% 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, Carbon County would have about 27, against 22 on map listings.
How fast is Carbon County, WY growing?
Population estimates put Carbon County at 14,013 people in 2025, down 3.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,116 households. Median household income in Carbon County is $70,511, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 17.2%, 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. Carbon County scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,393 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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