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Salons, barbers and spas in Laramie County, WY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Laramie County, WY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,410 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming

Listings
183
25 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
51
+24.4% since 2019
Household spending a year
$42.8M
On personal care products and services · $990 a household
Spending per listing
$234K
10% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
42.3
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,938
+2.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 183 salons, barbers and spas in Laramie County. 25 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 42.3 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

At $990 per household (2% below the U.S. average), households in Laramie County spend about $42.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 183 salons, barbers and spas, that is $234K per business, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 51 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Laramie County in 2023, up 24.4% from 2019. That is one for every 849 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 291 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $150K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Laramie County.

Population estimates show Laramie County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Laramie County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,410 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 15 scored counties in Wyoming.

How Laramie 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Laramie County, WY compared with Wyoming and the U.S.
MeasureLaramie CountyWyomingU.S.
Listings per 10k households42.342.447.2
Spending per listing$234K$231K$213K
Households per official establishment8491,193804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+24.4%+11.5%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.2%+1.9%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$990$977$1,005
Median household income$80,173$76,176$80,734
Groundwork market score4654

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 51+24.4% over the period
Employees, 2023
148
Annual payroll, 2023
$5.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
291Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18325 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
201The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$150K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
102,938+2.2% since 2020
Households
43,279
Median age
39.7
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
2,686 sq. mi.
People per square mile
38
Median household income
$80,173+19.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$99,407
Median home value
$348,700
Jobs located here
48,452
Daytime population
102,392Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Wyoming

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The highest-scoring counties in Wyoming for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Wyoming, with Laramie County marked.

Top counties in Wyoming

Counties in Wyoming ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Big Horn County, WY701124.7$354K+4.7%#287 of 2,385
2Albany County, WY615029.3$306K+3.9%#609 of 2,385
3Fremont County, WY585536.6$246K+0.7%#758 of 2,385
4Goshen County, WY571426.9$319K+1.0%#775 of 2,385
5Lincoln County, WY573339.6$264K+7.8%#799 of 2,385
6Campbell County, WY579251.1$204K+2.1%#815 of 2,385
7Uinta County, WY523140.2$244K+1.3%#1,059 of 2,385
8Converse County, WY512136.4$270K+0.6%#1,095 of 2,385
9Park County, WY486851.0$187K+5.1%#1,299 of 2,385
10Carbon County, WY462236.0$264K−3.4%#1,393 of 2,385
11Laramie County, WY4618342.3$234K+2.2%#1,410 of 2,385

Other business types in Laramie County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Laramie County, WY?

There are 183 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Laramie County as of September 2026. 25 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 24.4% from 2019. Official counts list 291 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Laramie County, WY spend on personal care products and services?

About $42.8M a year, or $990 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 183 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $234K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 43,279 households in Laramie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Laramie County has 42.3 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $234K, 10% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Laramie County would have about 201, against 183 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 849 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 24.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Laramie County, WY growing?

Population estimates put Laramie County at 102,938 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 43,279 households. Median household income in Laramie County is $80,173, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.8%, 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. Laramie County scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,410 of 2,385 scored counties.

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