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Barbershops in Rensselaer County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Rensselaer County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #624 of 1,356 scored counties
#17 of 50 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 34
- 5 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $68.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,510
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 34 barbershops in Rensselaer County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.1 for every 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Rensselaer County comes to about $68.9M a year: $1,033 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 7% 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 Rensselaer County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Rensselaer County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Rensselaer County has a Groundwork market score of 53 (upper middle): #624 of 1,356 scored counties and #17 of 50 scored counties in New York.
How Rensselaer 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 | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $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 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,033 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,915 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 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
- 68Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 345 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 37The 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 Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,510−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 66,686
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,086
- Median home value
- $258,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,657
- Daytime population
- 135,820Residents 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 Rensselaer 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 |
| 17Rensselaer County, NY | 53 | 34 | 5.1 | $2M | −0.2% | #624 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Rensselaer 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 spas66
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care76
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Rensselaer County, NY?
Rensselaer County has 34 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Rensselaer County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $68.9M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 34 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rensselaer County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Rensselaer County has 5.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 7% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Rensselaer County would have about 37, against 34 on map listings.
How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 53 for barbershops (upper middle), #624 of 1,356 scored counties.
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