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Barbershops in Saratoga County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #370 of 1,356 scored counties
#5 of 50 scored counties in New York

Listings
50
4 chain locations (8%)
Official establishments
7
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$116M
On personal care products and services · $1,138 a household
Spending per listing
$2.3M
23% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.9
8% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
241,343
+2.3% 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 Saratoga County comes to about $116M a year: $1,138 per household, 13% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 50 barbershops on map listings in Saratoga County as of September 2026. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.9 for every 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Saratoga County in 2023. That is one for every 14,559 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 75 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $25K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Saratoga County.

Population estimates put the population change in Saratoga County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Saratoga County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #370 of 1,356 scored counties and #5 of 50 scored counties in New York.

How Saratoga 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 Saratoga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSaratoga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.95.95.3
Spending per listing$2.3M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishment14,5597,70416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,138$1,070$1,005
Median household income$100,787$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6427

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 7
Employees, 2023
30
Annual payroll, 2023
$930K
One-person businesses, 2023
75Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
504 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
62The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$25K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
241,343+2.3% since 2020
Households
101,911
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
810 sq. mi.
People per square mile
294
Median household income
$100,787+19.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,050
Median home value
$348,600
Jobs located here
91,512
Daytime population
214,409Residents 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 Saratoga 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

Other business types in Saratoga County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Saratoga County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 50 barbershops in Saratoga County. 4 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 7 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 75 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $116M a year, or $1,138 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 50 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.3M 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 101,911 households in Saratoga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Saratoga County has 4.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.3M, 23% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Saratoga County would have about 62, against 50 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,559 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is Saratoga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Saratoga County at 241,343 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 101,911 households. The median household income in Saratoga County is $100,787 a year, 25% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 19.6% 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. Saratoga County scores 64 for barbershops (upper middle), #370 of 1,356 scored counties.

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