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Barbershops in Franklin County, NY
How Franklin County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score
Not scored
The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 3.
- Listings
- 3
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $17.3M
- On personal care products and services · $886 a household
- Spending per listing
- $5.8M
- 3.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 1.5
- 72% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,500
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $886 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Franklin County spend about $17.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $5.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 3 barbershops on map listings in Franklin County as of September 2026. Per 10,000 households, that is 1.5, 72% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Franklin County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Franklin County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 3 barbershops on map listings, Franklin County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.
How Franklin 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 | Franklin County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 1.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $5.8M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 7,704 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $886 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $65,151 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | Not scored | 27 |
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
- 3Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 30 chain locations
- 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,500−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 19,514
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 73%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,629 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 29
- Median household income
- $65,151+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $80,125
- Median home value
- $145,400
- Jobs located here
- 17,015
- Daytime population
- 46,034Residents 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 |
| Franklin County, NY | Not scored | 3 | 1.5 | $5.8M | −1.6% |
Other business types in Franklin 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 spas69
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Franklin County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 3 barbershops in Franklin County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Franklin County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 3 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Franklin County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.3M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 3 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $5.8M 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 19,514 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Franklin County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Franklin County has 1.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 72% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $5.8M, 3.1 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Franklin County would have about 9, against 3 on map listings.
How fast is Franklin County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Franklin County at 46,500 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,514 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,151 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Franklin County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 3.
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