Market rankings · New York
Barbershops in New York
Every metro area, small-town market and county in New York, ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.
- Listings
- 4,578
- 383 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 1,000
- −0.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $8.2B
- On personal care products and services
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.9
- 11% above the U.S.
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 5% below the U.S.
- Rank among states
- #48 of 51
- Market score 27 · Lower middle
A site report maps the barbershops on map listings around any address in New York by name and distance, and the spending within reach.
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What this means
New York has 4,578 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 8% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.9, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in New York comes to about $8.2B a year: $1,070 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in New York was 1,000 in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019. That is one for every 7,704 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 28.5% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 46 SBA-backed loans worth $3M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in New York.
Among the 50 states and DC, New York ranks #48 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 27 (lower middle). Of the 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Kingston metro area scores highest (67). Of the 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Plattsburgh area scores highest (69).
Every market in New York for barbershops
Download the ranking (CSV)Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in New York, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.
Metro areas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingston, NY | 67 | 31 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +1.1% | #71 of 387 |
| 2Ithaca, NY | 55 | 17 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #148 of 387 |
| 3Syracuse, NY | 55 | 116 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −1.3% | #150 of 387 |
| 4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 55 | 210 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #155 of 387 |
| 5Binghamton, NY | 53 | 45 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −1.3% | #165 of 387 |
| 6Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 48 | 161 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +3.0% | #210 of 387 |
| 7Rochester, NY | 48 | 271 | 6.1 | $1.6M | −0.7% | #213 of 387 |
| 8Glens Falls, NY | 45 | 25 | 4.6 | $2.1M | −1.9% | #244 of 387 |
| 9Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 41 | 303 | 6.0 | $1.6M | −0.8% | #273 of 387 |
| 10New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 40 | 4,689 | 6.3 | $1.8M | +0.6% | #282 of 387 |
| 11Elmira, NY | 36 | 15 | 4.3 | $2.1M | −3.9% | #305 of 387 |
| 12Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 36 | 21 | 4.4 | $2M | −3.9% | #306 of 387 |
| 13Utica-Rome, NY | 33 | 62 | 5.1 | $1.8M | −2.0% | #316 of 387 |
Small-town markets
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Plattsburgh, NY | 69 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.5M | −2.0% | #74 of 377 |
| 2Monticello, NY | 67 | 15 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #89 of 377 |
| 3Corning, NY | 60 | 13 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −1.6% | #124 of 377 |
| 4Gloversville, NY | 56 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #153 of 377 |
| 5Cortland, NY | 56 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.5M | −1.9% | #154 of 377 |
| 6Oneonta, NY | 56 | 13 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #159 of 377 |
| 7Batavia, NY | 54 | 12 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.2% | #169 of 377 |
| 8Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 51 | 17 | 3.2 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #189 of 377 |
| 9Auburn, NY | 51 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #192 of 377 |
| 10Seneca Falls, NY | 48 | 6 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #209 of 377 |
| 11Olean, NY | 47 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −2.1% | #216 of 377 |
| 12Amsterdam, NY | 38 | 15 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #272 of 377 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | Not scored | 4 | 1.0 | $9.2M | −2.5% | |
| Hudson, NY | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | $7M | −2.1% |
Counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Putnam County, NY | 66 | 11 | 3.1 | $4.1M | +1.4% | #295 of 1,356 |
| 2Wayne County, NY | 66 | 10 | 2.6 | $3.6M | +0.1% | #296 of 1,356 |
| 3Oswego County, NY | 66 | 13 | 2.8 | $3.4M | +1.0% | #299 of 1,356 |
| 4Ulster County, NY | 66 | 31 | 4.2 | $2.5M | +1.1% | #305 of 1,356 |
| 5Saratoga County, NY | 64 | 50 | 4.9 | $2.3M | +2.3% | #370 of 1,356 |
| 6Clinton County, NY | 63 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.5M | −2.0% | #375 of 1,356 |
| 7Tioga County, NY | 61 | 6 | 2.9 | $3.2M | −1.9% | #417 of 1,356 |
| 8Sullivan County, NY | 58 | 15 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #493 of 1,356 |
| 9Ontario County, NY | 57 | 23 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +0.6% | #523 of 1,356 |
| 10Wyoming County, NY | 56 | 5 | 3.0 | $3M | −1.3% | #535 of 1,356 |
| 11Madison County, NY | 56 | 10 | 3.8 | $2.6M | −1.2% | #537 of 1,356 |
| 12Tompkins County, NY | 56 | 17 | 3.9 | $2.5M | −1.4% | #539 of 1,356 |
| 13Chenango County, NY | 54 | 5 | 2.5 | $3.5M | −2.9% | #584 of 1,356 |
| 14Washington County, NY | 54 | 8 | 3.3 | $2.8M | −2.9% | #586 of 1,356 |
| 15Steuben County, NY | 53 | 13 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −1.6% | #612 of 1,356 |
| 16Greene County, NY | 53 | 8 | 4.3 | $2.3M | −1.1% | #618 of 1,356 |
| 17Rensselaer County, NY | 53 | 34 | 5.1 | $2M | −0.2% | #624 of 1,356 |
| 18Dutchess County, NY | 52 | 60 | 5.2 | $2.2M | +1.5% | #643 of 1,356 |
| 19Onondaga County, NY | 52 | 93 | 4.7 | $2.1M | −1.9% | #648 of 1,356 |
| 20Rockland County, NY | 52 | 65 | 6.3 | $1.9M | +5.9% | #655 of 1,356 |
| 21Schenectady County, NY | 52 | 41 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #658 of 1,356 |
| 22Herkimer County, NY | 51 | 9 | 3.5 | $2.6M | −1.4% | #668 of 1,356 |
| 23Broome County, NY | 51 | 39 | 4.8 | $1.9M | −1.2% | #679 of 1,356 |
| 24Orange County, NY | 51 | 101 | 7.3 | $1.5M | +4.2% | #686 of 1,356 |
| 25Fulton County, NY | 50 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #687 of 1,356 |
Show all 62 counties
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Cortland County, NY | 50 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.5M | −1.9% | #689 of 1,356 |
| 27Westchester County, NY | 50 | 217 | 5.8 | $2.2M | +1.4% | #693 of 1,356 |
| 28Otsego County, NY | 49 | 13 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #732 of 1,356 |
| 29Monroe County, NY | 48 | 222 | 7.0 | $1.4M | −1.0% | #761 of 1,356 |
| 30Livingston County, NY | 47 | 12 | 4.9 | $1.9M | −0.2% | #778 of 1,356 |
| 31Chautauqua County, NY | 46 | 17 | 3.2 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #792 of 1,356 |
| 32Richmond County, NY | 46 | 94 | 5.5 | $2M | +1.3% | #801 of 1,356 |
| 33Genesee County, NY | 46 | 12 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.2% | #804 of 1,356 |
| 34Albany County, NY | 46 | 81 | 6.0 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #812 of 1,356 |
| 35Cayuga County, NY | 45 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #823 of 1,356 |
| 36Erie County, NY | 45 | 261 | 6.4 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #837 of 1,356 |
| 37Warren County, NY | 44 | 17 | 5.6 | $1.8M | −0.9% | #856 of 1,356 |
| 38Cattaraugus County, NY | 43 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −2.1% | #872 of 1,356 |
| 39Niagara County, NY | 43 | 42 | 4.6 | $2M | −1.5% | #879 of 1,356 |
| 40Seneca County, NY | 41 | 6 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #906 of 1,356 |
| 41Suffolk County, NY | 41 | 396 | 8.0 | $1.6M | +1.6% | #914 of 1,356 |
| 42Nassau County, NY | 40 | 371 | 8.1 | $1.7M | +0.6% | #929 of 1,356 |
| 43Chemung County, NY | 38 | 15 | 4.3 | $2.1M | −3.9% | #956 of 1,356 |
| 44Jefferson County, NY | 38 | 21 | 4.4 | $2M | −3.9% | #957 of 1,356 |
| 45Kings County, NY | 38 | 561 | 5.6 | $1.9M | −2.5% | #959 of 1,356 |
| 46New York County, NY | 37 | 522 | 6.7 | $1.8M | −1.3% | #975 of 1,356 |
| 47Queens County, NY | 35 | 513 | 6.1 | $1.7M | −1.1% | #1,014 of 1,356 |
| 48Oneida County, NY | 34 | 53 | 5.6 | $1.7M | −2.1% | #1,034 of 1,356 |
| 49Montgomery County, NY | 29 | 15 | 7.7 | $1.2M | +1.1% | #1,121 of 1,356 |
| 50Bronx County, NY | 13 | 373 | 7.0 | $1.2M | −3.8% | #1,282 of 1,356 |
| St. Lawrence County, NY | Not scored | 4 | 1.0 | $9.2M | −2.5% | |
| Columbia County, NY | Not scored | 4 | 1.5 | $7M | −2.1% | |
| Allegany County, NY | Not scored | 2 | 1.1 | $7.6M | +0.9% | |
| Franklin County, NY | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $5.8M | −1.6% | |
| Delaware County, NY | Not scored | 2 | 1.0 | $8.6M | +0.2% | |
| Orleans County, NY | Not scored | 4 | 2.5 | $3.6M | −0.5% | |
| Essex County, NY | Not scored | 1 | 0.6 | $15.5M | −2.2% | |
| Schoharie County, NY | Not scored | 4 | 3.1 | $3M | +1.4% | |
| Lewis County, NY | Not scored | 2 | 1.8 | $5M | −0.3% | |
| Yates County, NY | Not scored | 3 | 3.2 | $3M | −0.8% | |
| Schuyler County, NY | Not scored | 1 | 1.4 | $6.8M | −5.3% | |
| Hamilton County, NY | Not scored | 1 | 4.1 | $2.3M | −1.3% |
Markets with fewer than 5 barbershops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.
Questions
How many barbershops are in New York?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,578 barbershops in New York. 383 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 1,000 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, down 0.4% from 2019. Official counts list 9,327 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in New York spend on personal care products and services?
About $8.2B a year, or $1,070 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,578 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 7,704,486 households in New York and national spending patterns by income.
How does New York compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
New York has 5.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 11% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 5% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, New York would have about 4,371, against 4,578 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 7,704 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count fell 0.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
Which market in New York has the highest market score for barbershops?
Among 13 scored metro areas in or partly in New York, the Kingston metro area scores highest, at 67 (upper middle). Among 12 scored small-town markets in or partly in New York, the Plattsburgh area scores highest, at 69 (upper middle). Among 50 scored counties in New York, Putnam County scores highest, at 66 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.
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. New York scores 27 for barbershops (lower middle), #48 of the 50 states and DC.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in New York. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
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