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Barbershops in Northumberland County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Northumberland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,067 of 1,356 scored counties
#47 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 19
- 1 chain location (5%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $33M
- On personal care products and services · $870 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.7M
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.0
- 6% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 89,920
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Northumberland County scores 32 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,067 of 1,356 scored counties and #47 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 barbershops in Northumberland County. One of them (5%) is a chain location, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.0 for every 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Northumberland County comes to about $33M a year: $870 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 19 barbershops, that is $1.7M per shop, 8% 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.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Northumberland County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Northumberland County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Northumberland 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 | Northumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.7M | $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 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $870 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,583 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 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
- 31Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 191 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 18The 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 Northumberland 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 Northumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 89,920−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 37,886
- Median age
- 44.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 458 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 198
- Median household income
- $60,583+24.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,529
- Median home value
- $162,400
- Jobs located here
- 27,386
- Daytime population
- 78,297Residents 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 |
| 47Northumberland County, PA | 32 | 19 | 5.0 | $1.7M | −1.8% | #1,067 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Northumberland 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 spas48
- Hair salons39
- Barbershops32
- Nail salons56
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Northumberland County, PA?
Northumberland County has 19 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (5%) is a chain location. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Northumberland County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 31 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Northumberland County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $33M a year, or $870 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 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 37,886 households in Northumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Northumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Northumberland County has 5.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 6% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.7M, 8% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Northumberland County would have about 18, against 19 on map listings.
How fast is Northumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Northumberland County at 89,920 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 37,886 households. Median household income in Northumberland County is $60,583, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.5%, 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. Northumberland County scores 32 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,067 of 1,356 scored counties.
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