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Barbershops in Schenectady County, NY
How Schenectady County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #658 of 1,356 scored counties
#21 of 50 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 41
- 2 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $67.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.6M
- 13% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.1
- 15% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,581
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Schenectady County spend about $67.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,004 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $1.6M per shop, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Schenectady County has 41 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 5% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 6.1, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Schenectady County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Schenectady County grew 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). Schenectady County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #658 of 1,356 scored counties and #21 of 50 scored counties in New York.
How Schenectady 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 | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.6M | $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 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,004 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,623 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 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
- 412 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 36The 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 Schenectady 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 Schenectady County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,581+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 66,902
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 205 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $79,623+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,936
- Median home value
- $235,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,344
- Daytime population
- 143,291Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 21Schenectady County, NY | 52 | 41 | 6.1 | $1.6M | +3.0% | #658 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Schenectady 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 spas65
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care84
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Schenectady County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 barbershops in Schenectady County. 2 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Schenectady County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 68 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Schenectady County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $67.2M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.6M 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 66,902 households in Schenectady County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schenectady County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Schenectady County has 6.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.6M, 13% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Schenectady County would have about 36, against 41 on map listings.
How fast is Schenectady County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schenectady County at 162,581 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,902 households. The median household income in Schenectady County is $79,623 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% 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. Schenectady County scores 52 for barbershops (upper middle), #658 of 1,356 scored counties.
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