Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in Philadelphia County, PA
How Philadelphia County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 30 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,103 of 1,356 scored counties
#49 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 434
- 20 chain locations (5%)
- Official establishments
- 55
- +19.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $613.9M
- On personal care products and services · $904 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.4M
- 25% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 6.4
- 21% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,574,281
- −1.6% since 2020
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What this means
Philadelphia County scores 30 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #1,103 of 1,356 scored counties and #49 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 434 barbershops in Philadelphia County. Of those, 20 are chain locations, or 5%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 6.4 for every 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $904 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Philadelphia County spend about $613.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $1.4M per shop, 25% 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 55 businesses with payroll in Philadelphia County classed as barber shops, up 19.6% from 2019. That is one for every 12,353 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $554K have gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Philadelphia County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Philadelphia County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Philadelphia 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 | Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 6.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.4M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 12,353 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +19.6% | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $904 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $61,953 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 30 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 55+19.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 954Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 43420 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 326The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 5
- Amount
- $554K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,574,281−1.6% since 2020
- Households
- 679,428
- Median age
- 36.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 52%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.1
- Land area
- 134 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 11,759
- Median household income
- $61,953+34.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $90,219
- Median home value
- $243,100
- Jobs located here
- 745,931
- Daytime population
- 1,658,281Residents 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 Philadelphia 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 |
| 49Philadelphia County, PA | 30 | 434 | 6.4 | $1.4M | −1.6% | #1,103 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Philadelphia 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 spas28
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops30
- Nail salons22
- 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 Philadelphia County, PA?
Philadelphia County has 434 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 20 of them (5%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 55 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023, up 19.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 954 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Philadelphia County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $613.9M a year, or $904 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 434 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.4M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 679,428 households in Philadelphia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Philadelphia County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Philadelphia County has 6.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% above the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.4M, 25% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Philadelphia County would have about 326, against 434 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 12,353 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +28.5% for the U.S.
How fast is Philadelphia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Philadelphia County at 1,574,281 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 679,428 households. Median household income in Philadelphia County is $61,953, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.9%, 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. Philadelphia County scores 30 for barbershops (lower middle), #1,103 of 1,356 scored counties.
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