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Barbershops in Dutchess County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #643 of 1,356 scored counties
#18 of 50 scored counties in New York

Listings
60
7 chain locations (12%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$132.2M
On personal care products and services · $1,137 a household
Spending per listing
$2.2M
17% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
5.2
2% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
300,708
+1.5% 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 60 barbershops in Dutchess County. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 12%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Dutchess County comes to about $132.2M a year: $1,137 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 17% above 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.

In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in Dutchess County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 8,944 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 84 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Dutchess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Dutchess County is 52 (upper middle), #643 of 1,356 scored counties and #18 of 50 scored counties in New York.

How Dutchess 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 Dutchess County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDutchess CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households5.25.95.3
Spending per listing$2.2M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishment8,9447,70416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,137$1,070$1,005
Median household income$99,478$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5227

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
9 → 13
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$418K
One-person businesses, 2023
84Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
607 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
70The 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 Dutchess 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 Dutchess County

Population, 2025 estimate
300,708+1.5% since 2020
Households
116,275
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
796 sq. mi.
People per square mile
375
Median household income
$99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,997
Median home value
$400,600
Jobs located here
112,196
Daytime population
274,540Residents 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 Dutchess 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
18Dutchess County, NY52605.2$2.2M+1.5%#643 of 1,356

Other business types in Dutchess County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Dutchess County, NY?

There are 60 barbershops on map listings in Dutchess County as of September 2026. 7 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $132.2M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Dutchess County has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 70, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,944 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 52 for barbershops (upper middle), #643 of 1,356 scored counties.

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