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Barbershops in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area
How the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area compares with other metro areas and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #221 of 387 scored metro areas
#13 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 1,345
- 176 chain locations (13%)
- Official establishments
- 241
- +19.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $2.7B
- On personal care products and services · $1,083 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2M
- 5% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.5
- 4% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 6,329,118
- +1.4% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 1,345 barbershops in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area. 176 of them (13%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.5 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area comes to about $2.7B a year: $1,083 per household, 8% above the U.S. average. Spread across 1,345 barbershops, that is $2M per shop, 5% 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.
In 2023, official counts showed 241 businesses with payroll in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area classed as barber shops, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 10,240 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts also show 2,157 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 19 SBA-backed loans worth $2.5M have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area.
Population estimates put the population change in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area from 2020 to 2025 at +1.4%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #221 of 387 scored metro areas and #13 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area 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 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 10,240 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.5% | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,083 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $91,289 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 47 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 241+19.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 898
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $32.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,157Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 1,345176 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,417The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 19
- Amount
- $2.5M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area, 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 the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 6,329,118+1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 2,467,761
- Median age
- 40.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 4,603 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 1,363
- Median household income
- $91,289+26.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $126,166
- Median home value
- $351,900
- Jobs located here
- 2,980,509
- Daytime population
- 6,255,075Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring metro areas in Pennsylvania for barbershops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area marked.
Top metro areas in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gettysburg, PA | 77 | 14 | 3.4 | $3M | +3.6% | #11 of 387 |
| 2Chambersburg, PA | 74 | 19 | 3.0 | $3.3M | +3.0% | #28 of 387 |
| 3Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 67 | 120 | 4.9 | $2.1M | +4.2% | #72 of 387 |
| 4Reading, PA | 63 | 89 | 5.5 | $1.8M | +2.7% | #93 of 387 |
| 5York-Hanover, PA | 62 | 84 | 4.6 | $2.2M | +3.6% | #98 of 387 |
| 6State College, PA | 58 | 15 | 2.5 | $3.9M | −0.4% | #123 of 387 |
| 7Lebanon, PA | 55 | 27 | 4.8 | $2.1M | +2.2% | #152 of 387 |
| 8Pittsburgh, PA | 54 | 445 | 4.2 | $2.4M | −1.3% | #161 of 387 |
| 9Lancaster, PA | 53 | 115 | 5.4 | $1.9M | +1.9% | #167 of 387 |
| 10Erie, PA | 51 | 44 | 4.0 | $2.3M | −1.8% | #184 of 387 |
| 13Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 | 1,345 | 5.5 | $2M | +1.4% | #221 of 387 |
Other business types in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area
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 spas52
- Hair salons57
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons38
- 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 the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area?
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area has 1,345 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 176 of them (13%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 241 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. Another 2,157 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $2.7B a year, or $1,083 per household. That is 8% above the U.S. average (an index of 108, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 1,345 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 2,467,761 households in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area has 5.5 barbershops per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2M, 5% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area would have about 1,417, against 1,345 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 10,240 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area growing?
Population estimates put the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area at 6,329,118 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 2,467,761 households. Median household income in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area is $91,289, 13% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.2%, 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. The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro area scores 47 for barbershops (lower middle), #221 of 387 scored metro areas.
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