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Barbershops in Butler County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 74 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #143 of 1,356 scored counties
#4 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
19
10 chain locations (53%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$85.9M
On personal care products and services · $1,063 a household
Spending per listing
$4.5M
2.4 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.4
55% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
200,169
+3.2% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 19 barbershops in Butler County. Chain locations make up 53% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 2.4 for every 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Butler County comes to about $85.9M a year: $1,063 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. That works out to $4.5M per shop, 2.4 times 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.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Butler County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 13,471 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 19 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $2.8M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Butler County.

Population estimates put the population change in Butler County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.2%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Butler County is 74 (upper middle), #143 of 1,356 scored counties and #4 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Butler 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 Butler County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureButler CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.44.85.3
Spending per listing$4.5M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishment13,47117,52416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025+3.2%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,063$1,004$1,005
Median household income$89,843$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score7440

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 6
Employees, 2023
19
Annual payroll, 2023
$722K
One-person businesses, 2023
19Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
1910 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
4
Amount
$2.8M

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Butler 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 Butler County

Population, 2025 estimate
200,169+3.2% since 2020
Households
80,824
Median age
44.2
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
790 sq. mi.
People per square mile
250
Median household income
$89,843+27.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$116,941
Median home value
$294,200
Jobs located here
88,999
Daytime population
196,520Residents 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 Butler 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 Butler County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Butler County, PA?

There are 19 barbershops on map listings in Butler County as of September 2026. 10 of them (53%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 19 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $85.9M a year, or $1,063 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $4.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 80,824 households in Butler County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Butler County has 2.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 55% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $4.5M, 2.4 times the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Butler County would have about 46, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,471 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

How fast is Butler County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Butler County at 200,169 people in 2025, up 3.2% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 80,824 households. Median household income in Butler County is $89,843, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.1%, 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. Butler County scores 74 for barbershops (upper middle), #143 of 1,356 scored counties.

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