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Barbershops in Putnam County, NY
The barbershops in Putnam County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #295 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 50 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 11
- 2 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $44.8M
- On personal care products and services · $1,259 a household
- Spending per listing
- $4.1M
- 2.2 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.1
- 42% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 99,028
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Putnam County spend about $44.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,259 per household, 25% above the U.S. average. Spread across 11 barbershops, that is $4.1M per shop, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Putnam County has 11 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Putnam County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 8,886 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 24 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates put the population change in Putnam County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Putnam County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #295 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 50 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Putnam 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 | Putnam County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $4.1M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,886 | 7,704 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −0.4% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,259 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $126,257 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 27 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 14
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $443K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 24Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 112 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 24The 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 99,028+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 35,545
- Median age
- 44.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 84%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.0
- Land area
- 230 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 426
- Median household income
- $126,257+20.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $153,855
- Median home value
- $471,300
- Jobs located here
- 26,374
- Daytime population
- 76,363Residents 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 Putnam 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 |
Other business types in Putnam 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 spas54
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons49
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Putnam County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 barbershops in Putnam County. 2 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 24 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Putnam County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $44.8M a year, or $1,259 per household. That is 25% above the U.S. average (an index of 125, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.1M 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 35,545 households in Putnam County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Putnam County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Putnam County has 3.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.1M, 2.2 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Putnam County would have about 24, against 11 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,886 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Putnam County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Putnam County at 99,028 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 35,545 households. The median household income in Putnam County is $126,257 a year, 56% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.8% 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. Putnam County scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #295 of 1,356 scored counties.
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