What public records measure around the center of ZIP 26101 in Wood County, West Virginia for a hair salon: households and income, jobs within reach, resident spending and the hair salons already mapped there. Whether a particular address fits is a question about that address; check one free below.
ZIP 26101, Wood County, West Virginia
Hair salon. Measured from the center of the ZIP, not an address. ZIP 26101 covers 31 square miles, so its edges are about 3 miles from the center. Jobs and competitors are counted within a mile of the center and resident spending within 3 miles; the household figures beside are for the whole ZIP. Checked Oct 21, 2026.
ZIP 26101
12,036 households
Median household income
$48,710
Residents
28,005
Hair salons with employees, 2023
7
What stands out
Few jobs within a short walk
31Jobs
922Households
31 jobs are within a 5-minute walk (0.25 mile) and 31 within 10 minutes (0.5 mile), from Census workplace records for 2023.
Less nearby competition than most
0Barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons
Overture's places data lists 0 barbershops, beauty salons and hair salons within half a mile (0 chain, 0 local multi-location and 0 independent) and 0 within a mile.
New local clients the ZIP center could draw
$53KNew-client sales, middle case
Spending near the center of this ZIP could bring an estimated $46,000 to $72,000 a year in new local clients (middle case $53,000).
Moderate road traffic; walk-in trade depends on pedestrians
1,400Vehicles a day
The nearest counted roads are Lost Pavement Rd, 1,400 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 1,850 feet away and Glover Rd, 30 vehicles a day (FHWA HPMS 2022), about 2,000 feet away.
Measured around the center of ZIP 26101
Computed from public records at this location
New-client sales the ZIP center could draw each year
Middle case$53K
New-client sales a year, planning range
Low case$46K
High case$72K
Rivals within 3.5 mi32
What the location itself adds: nearby resident spending shared among competitors by distance (Huff model). Clients who follow your team come on top. A planning range with stated assumptions, not a forecast.
Competition
Competitors within half a mile0
6th percentile for nearby competition among 117 similar businesses in the Parkersburg-Vienna metro area
Under the metro median of 6
Within a quarter mile0
Within 1 mile0
Overture Maps Foundation places, 2026-09-23.1. Listings, not verified hours or menus.
Jobs within walking distance
10-minute walk31
Jobs at workplaces within half a mile
5-minute walk31
Within 1 mile82
Largest employers within a 10-minute walk
Construction19
Administrative support12
Census LEHD workplace records, jobs as of 2023. Straight-line distances. Jobs are workplaces, not visits.
Traffic on nearby roads
Vehicles a day on Lost Pavement Rd1,400
Nearest counted road, 2022 count
Other counted roads nearby
Glover Rd2,020 ft30
State DOT and FHWA annual average daily traffic, both directions. Vehicles, not foot traffic.
What an address adds
The free check of an addressThe same measurements within a short walk of one address in 26101: who lives and works right there, the competition on that block and the traffic on its road. No account.
The full reportFor one address: whether the rules allow a hair salon there, the rent the location supports against the asking rent, what has opened and closed nearby, and the questions to settle before signing.
The hair salon check reads the same public records at the address itself.
Sources: Overture Maps Foundation: Places (Overture Places release 2026-09-23.1); DoorWorthy demand model: resident, worker and student spending shared among competitors (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); U.S. Census Bureau: ACS (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates); U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer: ZIP Code Tabulation Area center (ZCTA internal point; land area 31 square miles); U.S. Census ACS households by income with BLS Consumer Expenditure Survey spending (ACS 2020-2024; 2020 Census; BLS CE 2024; prices 2026-08); FHWA Highway Performance Monitoring System (Annual average daily traffic, latest count 2022); U.S. Census Bureau: LEHD LODES workplace jobs (LODES8 workplace area characteristics, jobs as of 2023); U.S. Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 (establishments with paid employees). Listings and counts are public records, not visits or sales in this ZIP.
Questions about ZIP 26101.
7 hair salons with paid employees in 2023 (Census ZIP Code Business Patterns).
28,005 residents in 12,036 households, with a median household income of $48,710 (ACS 2020-2024 five-year estimates).
82 jobs within a mile of the center in 2023 (Census LODES workplace records).
This page measures the area around the ZIP's center. Whether a specific address allows a hair salon, what it rents for and who is next door is what the free address check and the full report look at.