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Barbershops in Berks County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Berks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 65 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #346 of 1,356 scored counties
#9 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 89
- 13 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 5
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $162.9M
- On personal care products and services · $998 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.8M
- 3% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 440,072
- +2.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 89 barbershops in Berks County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.5, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $998 per household (in line with the U.S. average), households in Berks County spend about $162.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.8M per shop, 3% below 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.
Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Berks County in 2023. That is one for every 32,647 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 217 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Berks County grew 2.7% from 2020 to 2025, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Berks County is 65 (upper middle), #346 of 1,356 scored counties and #9 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Berks 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.
| Measure | Berks County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.8M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 32,647 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $998 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,777 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 65 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3 → 5
- Employees, 2023
- 13
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $479K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 217Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8913 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 86The 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 Berks 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 Berks County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 440,072+2.7% since 2020
- Households
- 163,236
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 856 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 506
- Median household income
- $79,777+25.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $103,265
- Median home value
- $257,300
- Jobs located here
- 179,513
- Daytime population
- 404,462Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pike County, PA | 87 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +7.2% | #25 of 1,356 |
| 2Adams County, PA | 76 | 14 | 3.4 | $3M | +3.6% | #122 of 1,356 |
| 3Franklin County, PA | 75 | 19 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +3.0% | #134 of 1,356 |
| 4Butler County, PA | 74 | 19 | 2.4 | $4.5M | +3.2% | #143 of 1,356 |
| 5Cumberland County, PA | 71 | 59 | 5.5 | $1.9M | +6.5% | #214 of 1,356 |
| 6Westmoreland County, PA | 69 | 52 | 3.4 | $2.9M | −1.4% | #262 of 1,356 |
| 7Montgomery County, PA | 68 | 154 | 4.6 | $2.7M | +2.4% | #278 of 1,356 |
| 8York County, PA | 66 | 84 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +3.6% | #313 of 1,356 |
| 9Berks County, PA | 65 | 89 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #346 of 1,356 |
| 10Centre County, PA | 64 | 15 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #352 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Berks 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 spas49
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops65
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care74
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Berks County, PA?
There are 89 barbershops on map listings in Berks County as of September 2026. 13 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 5 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 217 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Berks County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $162.9M a year, or $998 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 99, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 89 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 163,236 households in Berks County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Berks County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Berks County has 5.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.8M, 3% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Berks County would have about 86, against 89 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 32,647 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Berks County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Berks County at 440,072 people in 2025, up 2.7% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 163,236 households. Median household income in Berks County is $79,777, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.2%, 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. Berks County scores 65 for barbershops (upper middle), #346 of 1,356 scored counties.
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