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Barbershops in Chester County, PA
The barbershops in Chester County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #404 of 1,356 scored counties
#11 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 105
- 19 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 23
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $263.3M
- On personal care products and services · $1,286 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.1
- 4% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 557,116
- +4.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Chester County comes to about $263.3M a year: $1,286 per household, 28% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.5M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Chester County has 105 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 18%, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 5.1, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Chester County was 23 in 2023. That is one for every 8,903 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 77 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Chester County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Chester County grew 4.2%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). Chester County scores 62 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #404 of 1,356 scored counties and #11 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Chester 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 | Chester County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,903 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +4.2% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,286 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $127,208 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13 → 23
- Employees, 2023
- 91
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 77Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 10519 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 140The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Chester 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 Chester County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 557,116+4.2% since 2020
- Households
- 204,774
- Median age
- 41.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 751 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 730
- Median household income
- $127,208+26.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $168,836
- Median home value
- $485,600
- Jobs located here
- 267,811
- Daytime population
- 548,659Residents 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 Chester 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 |
| 11Chester County, PA | 62 | 105 | 5.1 | $2.5M | +4.2% | #404 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Chester 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 spas61
- Hair salons67
- Barbershops62
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care66
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Chester County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 105 barbershops in Chester County. 19 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 23 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 77 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chester County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $263.3M a year, or $1,286 per household. That is 28% above the U.S. average (an index of 128, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 105 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.5M 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 204,774 households in Chester County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chester County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Chester County has 5.1 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 33% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Chester County would have about 140, against 105 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,903 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Chester County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Chester County at 557,116 people in 2025, up 4.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 204,774 households. The median household income in Chester County is $127,208 a year, 58% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.9% 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. Chester County scores 62 for barbershops (upper middle), #404 of 1,356 scored counties.
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