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Barbershops in Albany County, NY
How Albany County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #812 of 1,356 scored counties
#34 of 50 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 81
- 6 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $140.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.0
- 13% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 81 barbershops in Albany County. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.0, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Albany County spend about $140.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,040 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $1.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Albany County was 13 in 2023. That is one for every 10,362 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 106 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Albany County grew 2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Albany County scores 46 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #812 of 1,356 scored counties and #34 of 50 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,362 | 7,704 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,040 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 13
- Employees, 2023
- 25
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $798K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 106Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 816 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 74The 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 barber shops in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| 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 |
| 34Albany County, NY | 46 | 81 | 6.0 | $1.7M | +2.2% | #812 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Albany 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 spas40
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Albany County, NY?
There are 81 barbershops on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. 6 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 106 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $140.1M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 81 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Albany County has 6.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Albany County would have about 74, against 81 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,362 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #812 of 1,356 scored counties.
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