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Barbershops in Bradford County, PA
The barbershops in Bradford County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 42 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #890 of 1,356 scored counties
#41 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $22M
- On personal care products and services · $896 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.5
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,600
- −0.6% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 11 barbershops in Bradford County. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.5 for every 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $896 per household (11% below the U.S. average), households in Bradford County spend about $22M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 6% 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 Bradford County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Bradford County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Bradford County scores 42 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #890 of 1,356 scored counties and #41 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Bradford 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 | Bradford County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $896 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,675 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 42 | 40 |
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
- 16Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 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 Bradford 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 Bradford County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,600−0.6% since 2020
- Households
- 24,610
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,147 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $63,675+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,904
- Median home value
- $187,500
- Jobs located here
- 22,664
- Daytime population
- 55,851Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for barbershops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Bradford County marked.
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 |
| 41Bradford County, PA | 42 | 11 | 4.5 | $2M | −0.6% | #890 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Bradford 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 spas44
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops42
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care67
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Bradford County, PA?
There are 11 barbershops on map listings in Bradford County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Bradford County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 16 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Bradford County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $22M a year, or $896 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,610 households in Bradford County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Bradford County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Bradford County has 4.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 6% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Bradford County would have about 12, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Bradford County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Bradford County at 59,600 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,610 households. Median household income in Bradford County is $63,675, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 21.6%, 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. Bradford County scores 42 for barbershops (lower middle), #890 of 1,356 scored counties.
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