Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in Columbia County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Columbia County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 59 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #465 of 1,356 scored counties
#15 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 9
- 1 chain location (11%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On personal care products and services · $884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.6M
- 37% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,193
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 9 barbershops in Columbia County. One of them (11%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $884 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Columbia County spend about $23.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.6M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 37% 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 Columbia County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Columbia County scores 59 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #465 of 1,356 scored counties and #15 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Columbia 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 | Columbia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.6M | $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 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $884 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,644 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 59 | 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
- 14Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 91 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,193+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 26,350
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $64,644+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,045
- Median home value
- $206,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,251
- Daytime population
- 61,393Residents 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 Columbia 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 |
| 15Columbia County, PA | 59 | 9 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +2.3% | #465 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 spas41
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Columbia County, PA?
There are 9 barbershops on map listings in Columbia County as of September 2026. One of them (11%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Columbia County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 14 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Columbia County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.3M a year, or $884 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 9 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,350 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Columbia County has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.6M, 37% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Columbia County would have about 12, against 9 on map listings.
How fast is Columbia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 66,193 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,350 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $64,644, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Columbia County scores 59 for barbershops (upper middle), #465 of 1,356 scored counties.
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