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Barbershops in Montgomery County, PA
The barbershops in Montgomery County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #278 of 1,356 scored counties
#7 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 154
- 28 chain locations (18%)
- Official establishments
- 24
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $409.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,221 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.7M
- 41% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 877,643
- +2.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 154 barbershops in Montgomery County. 28 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 4.6, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Households in Montgomery County spend about $409.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,221 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $2.7M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 41% 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.
Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Montgomery County in 2023. That is one for every 13,979 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 223 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $847K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Montgomery County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Montgomery County grew 2.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Montgomery County has a Groundwork market score of 68 (upper middle): #278 of 1,356 scored counties and #7 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Montgomery 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 | Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.7M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 13,979 | 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 | $1,221 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $113,915 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 24
- Employees, 2023
- 115
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $4.6M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 223Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 15428 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 217The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $847K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 877,643+2.4% since 2020
- Households
- 335,505
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,796
- Median household income
- $113,915+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $158,114
- Median home value
- $436,700
- Jobs located here
- 546,323
- Daytime population
- 974,838Residents 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 Montgomery 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 |
Other business types in Montgomery 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 spas47
- Hair salons53
- Barbershops68
- Nail salons44
- Spas and skin care50
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Montgomery County, PA?
There are 154 barbershops on map listings in Montgomery County as of September 2026. 28 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 223 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Montgomery County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $409.5M a year, or $1,221 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 154 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 335,505 households in Montgomery County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Montgomery County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Montgomery County has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.7M, 41% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Montgomery County would have about 217, against 154 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 13,979 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Montgomery County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Montgomery County at 877,643 people in 2025, up 2.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 335,505 households. Median household income in Montgomery County is $113,915, 41% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.4%, 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. Montgomery County scores 68 for barbershops (upper middle), #278 of 1,356 scored counties.
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