Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in Luzerne County, PA
How Luzerne 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #820 of 1,356 scored counties
#38 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 94
- 6 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $121.8M
- On personal care products and services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.3M
- 31% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 7.0
- 32% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 332,126
- +2.1% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 94 barbershops in Luzerne County. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 7.0, 32% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Luzerne County spend about $121.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $902 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 94 barbershops, that is $1.3M per shop, 31% below 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 6 businesses with payroll in Luzerne County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 22,509 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 194 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Luzerne County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Luzerne County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #820 of 1,356 scored counties and #38 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Luzerne 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 | Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 7.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.3M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 22,509 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.1% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $902 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,691 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 18
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $352K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 194Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 946 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 65The 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 Luzerne 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 Luzerne County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 332,126+2.1% since 2020
- Households
- 135,055
- Median age
- 42.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 890 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 368
- Median household income
- $63,691+19.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,455
- Median home value
- $174,100
- Jobs located here
- 146,183
- Daytime population
- 329,640Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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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 |
| 38Luzerne County, PA | 46 | 94 | 7.0 | $1.3M | +2.1% | #820 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Luzerne 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 spas37
- Hair salons36
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care64
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Luzerne County, PA?
Luzerne County has 94 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 194 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Luzerne County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $121.8M a year, or $902 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 94 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.3M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 135,055 households in Luzerne County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Luzerne County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Luzerne County has 7.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 32% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.3M, 31% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Luzerne County would have about 65, against 94 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 22,509 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Luzerne County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Luzerne County at 332,126 people in 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 135,055 households. Median household income in Luzerne County is $63,691, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.1%, 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. Luzerne County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #820 of 1,356 scored counties.
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