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Barbershops in Washington County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #586 of 1,356 scored counties
#14 of 50 scored counties in New York

Listings
8
1 chain location (13%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$22.7M
On personal care products and services · $927 a household
Spending per listing
$2.8M
50% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.3
38% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
59,353
−2.9% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 8 barbershops in Washington County. One of them (13%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $927 per household (8% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $22.7M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 50% 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 Washington County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Washington County declined 2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Washington County has a Groundwork market score of 54 (upper middle): #586 of 1,356 scored counties and #14 of 50 scored counties in New York.

How Washington 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 Washington County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureWashington CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.35.95.3
Spending per listing$2.8M$1.8M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a7,70416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a−0.4%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$927$1,070$1,005
Median household income$73,495$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5427

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
13Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
81 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
12The 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 Washington 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 Washington County

Population, 2025 estimate
59,353−2.9% since 2020
Households
24,469
Median age
45.6
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
831 sq. mi.
People per square mile
73
Median household income
$73,495+28.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$89,028
Median home value
$196,200
Jobs located here
14,817
Daytime population
47,512Residents 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 Washington 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
14Washington County, NY5483.3$2.8M−2.9%#586 of 1,356

Other business types in Washington County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Washington County, NY?

Washington County has 8 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (13%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Washington County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 13 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $22.7M a year, or $927 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 8 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,469 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Washington County has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 50% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Washington County would have about 12, against 8 on map listings.

How fast is Washington County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Washington County at 59,353 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,469 households. Median household income in Washington County is $73,495, 9% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.4%, 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. Washington County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #586 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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