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Barbershops in Centre County, PA
How Centre County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #352 of 1,356 scored counties
#10 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 15
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $57.8M
- On personal care products and services · $980 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.9M
- Twice the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.5
- 53% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 157,393
- −0.4% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Centre County spend about $57.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $980 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $3.9M per shop, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 15 barbershops on map listings in Centre County as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.5 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Centre County in 2023. That is one for every 14,753 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Centre County declined 0.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Centre County has a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle): #352 of 1,356 scored counties and #10 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Centre 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 | Centre County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.9M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,753 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $980 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,291 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 64 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $799K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 151 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 Centre 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 Centre County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 157,393−0.4% since 2020
- Households
- 59,013
- Median age
- 38.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 62%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,107 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 143
- Median household income
- $74,291+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $100,987
- Median home value
- $323,500
- Jobs located here
- 66,922
- Daytime population
- 170,905Residents 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 Centre 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 |
Other business types in Centre 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 spas53
- Hair salons52
- Barbershops64
- Nail salons74
- Spas and skin care54
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Centre County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 15 barbershops in Centre County. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Centre County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $57.8M a year, or $980 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 15 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.9M 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 59,013 households in Centre County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Centre County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Centre County has 2.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.9M, twice the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Centre County would have about 31, against 15 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,753 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Centre County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Centre County at 157,393 people in 2025, down 0.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 59,013 households. The median household income in Centre County is $74,291 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Centre County scores 64 for barbershops (upper middle), #352 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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