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Barbershops in Schoharie County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Schoharie County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$12M
On personal care products and services · $933 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
59% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.1
42% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,176
+1.4% 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

At $933 per household (7% below the U.S. average), households in Schoharie County spend about $12M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 4 barbershops on map listings in Schoharie County as of September 2026. That is 3.1 per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Schoharie County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Schoharie County grew 1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). With 4 barbershops on map listings, Schoharie County isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How Schoharie 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 Schoharie County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSchoharie CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.15.95.3
Spending per listing$3M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,70416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$933$1,070$1,005
Median household income$70,133$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored27

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
5Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,176+1.4% since 2020
Households
12,861
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
622 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$70,133+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,591
Median home value
$192,500
Jobs located here
7,692
Daytime population
26,987Residents 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 Schoharie 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
Schoharie County, NYNot scored43.1$3M+1.4%

Other business types in Schoharie County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Schoharie County, NY?

As of September 2026, map listings count 4 barbershops in Schoharie County. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Schoharie County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 5 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12M a year, or $933 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $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 12,861 households in Schoharie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Schoharie County has 3.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 42% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 59% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Schoharie County would have about 6, against 4 on map listings.

How fast is Schoharie County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Schoharie County at 30,176 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,861 households. The median household income in Schoharie County is $70,133 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Schoharie County has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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