Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in the Gettysburg, PA metro area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in the Gettysburg, PA metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 77 out of 100: High
Ranked #11 of 387 scored metro areas
#1 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 14
- 1 chain location (7%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $41.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,015 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3M
- 57% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,594
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
The Gettysburg metro area scores 77 (high) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #11 of 387 scored metro areas and #1 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top 10% of metro areas for barbershops.
Households in the Gettysburg metro area spend about $41.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,015 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $3M per shop, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 14 barbershops on map listings in the Gettysburg metro area as of September 2026. One of them (7%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in the Gettysburg metro area, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates put the population change in the Gettysburg metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How the Gettysburg metro area 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 | Gettysburg metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3M | $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 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,015 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,092 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 77 | 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
- 18Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 141 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 22The 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 the Gettysburg metro area, 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 the Gettysburg metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,594+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 40,841
- Median age
- 44.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 519 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 205
- Median household income
- $84,092+25.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,363
- Median home value
- $268,500
- Jobs located here
- 31,894
- Daytime population
- 87,195Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 77 | 14 | 3.4 | $3M | +3.6% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Chambersburg, PA | 74 | 19 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +3.0% | #28 of 387 |
| 3Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 67 | 120 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #72 of 387 |
| 4Reading, PA | 63 | 89 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #93 of 387 |
| 5York-Hanover, PA | 62 | 84 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +3.6% | #98 of 387 |
| 6State College, PA | 58 | 15 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #123 of 387 |
| 7Lebanon, PA | 55 | 27 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #152 of 387 |
| 8Pittsburgh, PA | 54 | 445 | 4.2 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #161 of 387 |
| 9Lancaster, PA | 53 | 115 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #167 of 387 |
| 10Erie, PA | 51 | 44 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −1.8% | #184 of 387 |
Other business types in the Gettysburg metro area
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 spas79
- Hair salons72
- Barbershops77
- Nail salons85
- Spas and skin care82
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Gettysburg, PA metro area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 14 barbershops in the Gettysburg metro area. One of them (7%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the Gettysburg metro area: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Gettysburg, PA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $41.4M a year, or $1,015 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3M 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 40,841 households in the Gettysburg metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Gettysburg, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Gettysburg metro area has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3M, 57% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Gettysburg metro area would have about 22, against 14 on map listings.
How fast is the Gettysburg, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Gettysburg metro area at 107,594 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 40,841 households. The median household income in the Gettysburg metro area is $84,092 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 25.0% 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. The Gettysburg metro area scores 77 for barbershops (high), #11 of 387 scored metro areas.
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