Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · New York
Barbershops in the Olean, NY area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Olean, NY area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #216 of 377 scored small-town markets
#11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $27M
- On personal care products and services · $845 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 75,390
- −2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 barbershops in the Olean area. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $845 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in the Olean area spend about $27M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 30% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Olean area: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Olean area.
Population estimates show the Olean area declined 2.1% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Olean area scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #216 of 377 scored small-town markets and #11 of 12 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Olean area 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 | Olean area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $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 | −2.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $845 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,540 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Olean area, 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 the Olean area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 75,390−2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 31,895
- Median age
- 43.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,308 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 58
- Median household income
- $59,540+22.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,425
- Median home value
- $113,100
- Jobs located here
- 27,111
- Daytime population
- 72,231Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Plattsburgh, NY | 69 | 7 | 2.1 | $4.5M | −2.0% | #74 of 377 |
| 2Monticello, NY | 67 | 15 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.7% | #89 of 377 |
| 3Corning, NY | 60 | 13 | 3.3 | $2.7M | −1.6% | #124 of 377 |
| 4Gloversville, NY | 56 | 8 | 3.5 | $2.6M | −1.6% | #153 of 377 |
| 5Cortland, NY | 56 | 7 | 3.7 | $2.5M | −1.9% | #154 of 377 |
| 6Oneonta, NY | 56 | 13 | 5.6 | $1.7M | +3.8% | #159 of 377 |
| 7Batavia, NY | 54 | 12 | 4.8 | $1.9M | +0.2% | #169 of 377 |
| 8Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 51 | 17 | 3.2 | $2.7M | −2.6% | #189 of 377 |
| 9Auburn, NY | 51 | 13 | 4.1 | $2.2M | −2.3% | #192 of 377 |
| 10Seneca Falls, NY | 48 | 6 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #209 of 377 |
| 11Olean, NY | 47 | 11 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −2.1% | #216 of 377 |
Other business types in the Olean area
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 spas46
- Hair salons55
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons70
- Spas and skin care35
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Olean, NY area?
The Olean area has 11 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Olean area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Olean, NY area spend on personal care products and services?
About $27M a year, or $845 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,895 households in the Olean area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Olean, NY area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Olean area has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 30% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Olean area would have about 14, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is the Olean, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Olean area at 75,390 people in 2025, down 2.1% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,895 households. Median household income in the Olean area is $59,540, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Olean area scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #216 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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