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Barbershops in Chenango County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Chenango County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #584 of 1,356 scored counties
#13 of 50 scored counties in New York

Listings
5
1 chain location (20%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$17.4M
On personal care products and services · $874 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
84% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.5
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
45,715
−2.9% 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

At $874 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Chenango County spend about $17.4M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $3.5M per shop, 84% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

Chenango County has 5 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (20%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Chenango County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Chenango County declined 2.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Chenango County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #584 of 1,356 scored counties and #13 of 50 scored counties in New York.

How Chenango 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.

Barbershops in Chenango County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureChenango CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.55.95.3
Spending per listing$3.5M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,70416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$874$1,070$1,005
Median household income$62,948$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5427

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
6Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
51 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
9The 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 Chenango 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 Chenango County

Population, 2025 estimate
45,715−2.9% since 2020
Households
19,890
Median age
45.5
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
893 sq. mi.
People per square mile
52
Median household income
$62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$78,321
Median home value
$137,900
Jobs located here
17,111
Daytime population
43,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for barbershops, numbered among those based in New York, with Chenango County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Putnam County, NY66113.1$4.1M+1.4%#295 of 1,356
2Wayne County, NY66102.6$3.6M+0.1%#296 of 1,356
3Oswego County, NY66132.8$3.4M+1.0%#299 of 1,356
4Ulster County, NY66314.2$2.5M+1.1%#305 of 1,356
5Saratoga County, NY64504.9$2.3M+2.3%#370 of 1,356
6Clinton County, NY6372.1$4.5M−2.0%#375 of 1,356
7Tioga County, NY6162.9$3.2M−1.9%#417 of 1,356
8Sullivan County, NY58154.8$2.1M+2.7%#493 of 1,356
9Ontario County, NY57234.8$2.1M+0.6%#523 of 1,356
10Wyoming County, NY5653.0$3M−1.3%#535 of 1,356
13Chenango County, NY5452.5$3.5M−2.9%#584 of 1,356

Other business types in Chenango County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Chenango County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 5 barbershops in Chenango County. One of them (20%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Chenango County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 6 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Chenango County, NY spend on personal care products and services?

About $17.4M a year, or $874 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 5 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M 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 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Chenango County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Chenango County has 2.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 84% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Chenango County would have about 9, against 5 on map listings.

How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Chenango County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #584 of 1,356 scored counties.

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