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Barbershops in Delaware County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Delaware County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 54 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #592 of 1,356 scored counties
#26 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 99
- 11 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- 0.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $237.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.4M
- 27% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,937
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Delaware County spend about $237.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.4M per shop, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 99 barbershops on map listings in Delaware County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 11% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Delaware County classed as barber shops, unchanged from 2019. That is one for every 10,331 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 183 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $12K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Delaware County.
Population estimates show Delaware County grew 0.8% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Delaware County scores 54 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #592 of 1,356 scored counties and #26 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,331 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | 0.0% | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,095 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,546 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 54 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21 → 210.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 76
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 183Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9911 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 126The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $12K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,937+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 216,946
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 184 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,151
- Median household income
- $89,546+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,494
- Median home value
- $332,200
- Jobs located here
- 228,791
- Daytime population
- 526,642Residents 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 Delaware 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 |
| 26Delaware County, PA | 54 | 99 | 4.6 | $2.4M | +0.8% | #592 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 spas48
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons36
- 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 Delaware County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 barbershops in Delaware County. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, unchanged from 2019. Another 183 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Delaware County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $237.5M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.4M 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 216,946 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Delaware County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.4M, 27% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Delaware County would have about 126, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,331 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count held level from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 580,937 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,946 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $89,546 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Delaware County scores 54 for barbershops (upper middle), #592 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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