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Barbershops in Erie County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Erie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #837 of 1,356 scored counties
#36 of 50 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 261
- 34 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $395.6M
- On personal care products and services · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.5M
- 20% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 946,741
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 261 barbershops in Erie County. 34 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.4, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Erie County spend about $395.6M a year on personal care products and services, or $966 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Spread across 261 barbershops, that is $1.5M per shop, 20% 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 Erie County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 19,508 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 320 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $240K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Erie County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Erie County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #837 of 1,356 scored counties and #36 of 50 scored counties in New York.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 19,508 | 7,704 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $966 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $72,839 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 63
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 320Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 26134 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 210The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $240K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 946,741−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 409,665
- Median age
- 41.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 1,043 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 912
- Median household income
- $72,839+25.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,750
- Median home value
- $233,800
- Jobs located here
- 478,475
- Daytime population
- 994,716Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for barbershops, numbered among those based in New York, with Erie County marked.
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 |
| 36Erie County, NY | 45 | 261 | 6.4 | $1.5M | −0.6% | #837 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Erie 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 spas35
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care45
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Erie County, NY?
Erie County has 261 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 320 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Erie County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $395.6M a year, or $966 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 261 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 409,665 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Erie County has 6.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.5M, 20% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Erie County would have about 210, against 261 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,508 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 946,741 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 409,665 households. Median household income in Erie County is $72,839, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.3%, 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. Erie County scores 45 for barbershops (lower middle), #837 of 1,356 scored counties.
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