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Barbershops in Ulster County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Ulster County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #305 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 50 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 31
- 3 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $78.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,330
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 31 barbershops in Ulster County. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.2 per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $1,052 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Ulster County spend about $78.1M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Ulster County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ulster County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ulster County scores 66 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #305 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 50 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ulster 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 | Ulster County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 5.9 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $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 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,052 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,271 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 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
- 56Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 313 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The 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 Ulster 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 Ulster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,330+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 74,278
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,124 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,353
- Median home value
- $352,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,240
- Daytime population
- 161,256Residents 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 |
Other business types in Ulster 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 spas60
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons76
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Ulster County, NY?
Ulster County has 31 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 3 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Ulster County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 56 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ulster County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $78.1M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ulster County, NY compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Ulster County has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Ulster County would have about 41, against 31 on map listings.
How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #305 of 1,356 scored counties.
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