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Barbershops in Mercer County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Mercer County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #794 of 1,356 scored counties
#37 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 16
- 3 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $40.3M
- On personal care products and services · $866 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.5M
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,860
- −2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Mercer County comes to about $40.3M a year: $866 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That works out to $2.5M per shop, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 16 barbershops on map listings in Mercer County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That is 3.4 per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Mercer County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Mercer County declined 2.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Mercer County is 46 (lower middle), #794 of 1,356 scored counties and #37 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Mercer 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 | Mercer County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.5M | $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 | −2.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $866 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,976 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 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
- 163 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 21The 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 Mercer 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 Mercer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,860−2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 46,524
- Median age
- 45.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 673 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $59,976+18.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,358
- Median home value
- $164,000
- Jobs located here
- 42,473
- Daytime population
- 106,817Residents 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 |
| 37Mercer County, PA | 46 | 16 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −2.4% | #794 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Mercer 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 spas35
- Hair salons29
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons51
- Spas and skin care61
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Mercer County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 16 barbershops in Mercer County. 3 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Mercer County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 18 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Mercer County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $40.3M a year, or $866 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 16 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 46,524 households in Mercer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Mercer County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Mercer County has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.5M, 34% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Mercer County would have about 21, against 16 on map listings.
How fast is Mercer County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Mercer County at 107,860 people in 2025, down 2.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 46,524 households. The median household income in Mercer County is $59,976 a year, 26% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 18.3% 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. Mercer County scores 46 for barbershops (lower middle), #794 of 1,356 scored counties.
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