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Barbershops in Nassau County, NY

The barbershops in Nassau County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #929 of 1,356 scored counties
#42 of 50 scored counties in New York

Listings
371
41 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
146
−2.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$625.1M
On personal care products and services · $1,364 a household
Spending per listing
$1.7M
11% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
8.1
53% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
1,398,939
+0.6% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Nassau County comes to about $625.1M a year: $1,364 per household, 36% above the U.S. average. That works out to $1.7M per shop, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 371 barbershops on map listings in Nassau County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 8.1, 53% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.

In 2023, official counts showed 146 businesses with payroll in Nassau County classed as barber shops, down 2.0% from 2019. That is one for every 3,138 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 460 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $150K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Nassau County.

Population estimates show Nassau County grew 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Nassau County has a Groundwork market score of 40 (lower middle): #929 of 1,356 scored counties and #42 of 50 scored counties in New York.

How Nassau 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 Nassau County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureNassau CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households8.15.95.3
Spending per listing$1.7M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishment3,1387,70416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.0%−0.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,364$1,070$1,005
Median household income$146,202$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score4027

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
149 → 146−2.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
256
Annual payroll, 2023
$6.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
460Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
37141 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
332The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$150K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Nassau 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 Nassau County

Population, 2025 estimate
1,398,939+0.6% since 2020
Households
458,166
Median age
42.4
Homes lived in by their owners
82%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
285 sq. mi.
People per square mile
4,884
Median household income
$146,202+25.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$191,703
Median home value
$684,700
Jobs located here
639,475
Daytime population
1,328,680Residents 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 Nassau 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
42Nassau County, NY403718.1$1.7M+0.6%#929 of 1,356

Other business types in Nassau County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Nassau County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 371 barbershops in Nassau County. 41 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 146 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, down 2.0% from 2019. Official counts list 460 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $625.1M a year, or $1,364 per household. That is 36% above the U.S. average (an index of 136, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 371 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M 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 458,166 households in Nassau County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Nassau County has 8.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 53% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 11% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Nassau County would have about 332, against 371 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,138 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.

How fast is Nassau County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Nassau County at 1,398,939 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 458,166 households. The median household income in Nassau County is $146,202 a year, 81% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.9% 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. Nassau County scores 40 for barbershops (lower middle), #929 of 1,356 scored counties.

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