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Barbershops in Adams County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 76 out of 100: High

Ranked #122 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
14
1 chain location (7%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$41.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,015 a household
Spending per listing
$3M
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
3.4
36% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
107,594
+3.6% 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

Adams County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #122 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.

At $1,015 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Adams County spend about $41.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $3M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.

There are 14 barbershops on map listings in Adams County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Adams County, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in Adams County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).

How Adams County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Adams County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureAdams CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households3.44.85.3
Spending per listing$3M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a17,52416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.6%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,015$1,004$1,005
Median household income$84,092$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7640

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
18Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
141 chain location
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
22The 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 Adams 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 Adams County

Population, 2025 estimate
107,594+3.6% since 2020
Households
40,841
Median age
44.1
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
519 sq. mi.
People per square mile
205
Median household income
$84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,363
Median home value
$268,500
Jobs located here
31,894
Daytime population
87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for barbershops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Adams County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Pike County, PA8762.5$4.1M+7.2%#25 of 1,356
2Adams County, PA76143.4$3M+3.6%#122 of 1,356
3Franklin County, PA75193.0$3.3M+3.0%#134 of 1,356
4Butler County, PA74192.4$4.5M+3.2%#143 of 1,356
5Cumberland County, PA71595.5$1.9M+6.5%#214 of 1,356
6Westmoreland County, PA69523.4$2.9M−1.4%#262 of 1,356
7Montgomery County, PA681544.6$2.7M+2.4%#278 of 1,356
8York County, PA66844.6$2.2M+3.6%#313 of 1,356
9Berks County, PA65895.5$1.8M+2.7%#346 of 1,356
10Centre County, PA64152.5$3.9M−0.4%#352 of 1,356

Other business types in Adams County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Adams County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 14 barbershops in Adams County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Adams County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Adams County, PA spend on personal care products and services?

About $41.4M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 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 40,841 households in Adams County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Adams County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Adams County has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Adams County would have about 22, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Adams County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Adams County at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in Adams County is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. Adams County scores 76 for barbershops (high), #122 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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