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Barbershops in Seneca County, NY
The barbershops in Seneca County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 41 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #906 of 1,356 scored counties
#40 of 50 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 6
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $12.3M
- On personal care products and services · $905 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 9% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.4
- 17% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 32,883
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Seneca County spend about $12.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $905 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 6 barbershops on map listings in Seneca County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.4, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Seneca County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Seneca County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Seneca County scores 41 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #906 of 1,356 scored counties and #40 of 50 scored counties in New York.
How Seneca 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 | Seneca County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $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 | −1.7% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $905 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,089 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 41 | 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
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 60 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 7The 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 Seneca 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 Seneca County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 32,883−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 13,606
- Median age
- 43.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 324 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 102
- Median household income
- $68,089+24.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $89,874
- Median home value
- $155,400
- Jobs located here
- 11,145
- Daytime population
- 30,768Residents 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 |
| 40Seneca County, NY | 41 | 6 | 4.4 | $2.1M | −1.7% | #906 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Seneca 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 spas55
- Hair salons58
- Barbershops41
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Seneca County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 6 barbershops in Seneca County. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Seneca County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Seneca County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $12.3M a year, or $905 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 6 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 13,606 households in Seneca County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Seneca County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Seneca County has 4.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 17% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 9% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Seneca County would have about 7, against 6 on map listings.
How fast is Seneca County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Seneca County at 32,883 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,606 households. The median household income in Seneca County is $68,089 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.8% 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. Seneca County scores 41 for barbershops (lower middle), #906 of 1,356 scored counties.
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