Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in Northampton County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Northampton County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #434 of 1,356 scored counties
#13 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 77
- 8 chain locations (10%)
- Official establishments
- 6
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $130M
- On personal care products and services · $1,060 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.3
- 19% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 324,411
- +3.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 77 barbershops in Northampton County. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 10%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.3 for every 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Northampton County comes to about $130M a year: $1,060 per household, 6% above the U.S. average. Spread across 77 barbershops, that is $1.7M per shop, 10% 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 Northampton County classed as barber shops. That is one for every 20,437 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 140 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $30K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Northampton County.
Population estimates put the population change in Northampton County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.7%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Northampton County is 61 (upper middle), #434 of 1,356 scored counties and #13 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Northampton 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 | Northampton County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 20,437 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,060 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,184 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 61 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 5 → 6
- Employees, 2023
- 6
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $308K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 140Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 778 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 69The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Northampton 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 Northampton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 324,411+3.7% since 2020
- Households
- 122,624
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 370 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 862
- Median household income
- $89,184+26.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $115,853
- Median home value
- $308,600
- Jobs located here
- 123,291
- Daytime population
- 291,374Residents 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 Northampton 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 |
| 13Northampton County, PA | 61 | 77 | 6.3 | $1.7M | +3.7% | #434 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Northampton 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 spas46
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops61
- Nail salons57
- 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 Northampton County, PA?
There are 77 barbershops on map listings in Northampton County as of September 2026. 8 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Another 140 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Northampton County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $130M a year, or $1,060 per household. That is 6% above the U.S. average (an index of 106, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 77 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.7M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 122,624 households in Northampton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northampton County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Northampton County has 6.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 19% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 10% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Northampton County would have about 69, against 77 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 20,437 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Northampton County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Northampton County at 324,411 people in 2025, up 3.7% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 122,624 households. Median household income in Northampton County is $89,184, 10% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.6%, 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. Northampton County scores 61 for barbershops (upper middle), #434 of 1,356 scored counties.
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