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Barbershops in Sullivan County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #493 of 1,356 scored counties
#8 of 50 scored counties in New York

Listings
15
4 chain locations (27%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$30.8M
On personal care products and services · $979 a household
Spending per listing
$2.1M
9% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
4.8
9% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
80,586
+2.7% 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 Sullivan County comes to about $30.8M a year: $979 per household, 3% 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.

Sullivan County has 15 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 27% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.8 for every 10,000 households, 9% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Sullivan County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in Sullivan County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.7%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Sullivan County is 58 (upper middle), #493 of 1,356 scored counties and #8 of 50 scored counties in New York.

How Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSullivan CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households4.85.95.3
Spending per listing$2.1M$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+2.7%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$979$1,070$1,005
Median household income$72,382$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5827

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
21Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
154 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
16The 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

Population, 2025 estimate
80,586+2.7% since 2020
Households
31,434
Median age
41.9
Homes lived in by their owners
67%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
968 sq. mi.
People per square mile
82
Median household income
$72,382+26.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$105,703
Median home value
$249,000
Jobs located here
27,765
Daytime population
75,219Residents 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Sullivan County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 15 barbershops in Sullivan County. 4 of them (27%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Sullivan County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 21 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $30.8M a year, or $979 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 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 31,434 households in Sullivan County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Sullivan County has 4.8 barbershops per 10,000 households, 9% 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, Sullivan County would have about 16, against 15 on map listings.

How fast is Sullivan County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Sullivan County at 80,586 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 31,434 households. The median household income in Sullivan County is $72,382 a year, 10% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.0% 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. Sullivan County scores 58 for barbershops (upper middle), #493 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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