Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in the Pottsville, PA area
The barbershops in the Pottsville, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #93 of 377 scored small-town markets
#3 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 19
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $52.3M
- On personal care products and services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.8M
- 46% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.3
- 38% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 145,085
- +1.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $902 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in the Pottsville area spend about $52.3M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.8M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 46% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 19 barbershops on map listings in the Pottsville area as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.3, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the Pottsville area in 2023. That is one for every 14,497 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 30 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $15K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the Pottsville area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Pottsville area grew 1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in the Pottsville area is 66 (upper middle), #93 of 377 scored small-town markets and #3 of 16 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of small-town markets.
How the Pottsville 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 | Pottsville area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.3 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.8M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 14,497 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $902 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,313 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 4
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $131K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 30Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 190 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $15K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the Pottsville 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 Pottsville area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 145,085+1.5% since 2020
- Households
- 57,988
- Median age
- 43.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 779 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 184
- Median household income
- $68,313+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,756
- Median home value
- $153,000
- Jobs located here
- 51,690
- Daytime population
- 129,785Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for barbershops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Pottsville area marked.
Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 94 | 6 | 2.5 | $4.1M | +7.2% | #2 of 377 |
| 2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 67 | 9 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +2.3% | #87 of 377 |
| 3Pottsville, PA | 66 | 19 | 3.3 | $2.8M | +1.5% | #93 of 377 |
| 4Indiana, PA | 64 | 8 | 2.5 | $3.5M | −0.3% | #104 of 377 |
| 5Somerset, PA | 62 | 5 | 1.7 | $5.1M | −2.7% | #112 of 377 |
| 6DuBois, PA | 60 | 7 | 2.2 | $4M | −2.9% | #122 of 377 |
| 7Oil City, PA | 60 | 5 | 2.3 | $3.6M | −2.0% | #123 of 377 |
| 8East Stroudsburg, PA | 57 | 37 | 6.0 | $1.7M | −0.7% | #152 of 377 |
| 9Meadville, PA | 54 | 10 | 3.0 | $2.9M | −2.4% | #163 of 377 |
| 10Hermitage, PA | 51 | 16 | 3.4 | $2.5M | −2.4% | #191 of 377 |
Other business types in the Pottsville 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 spas56
- Hair salons48
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons71
- Spas and skin care81
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the Pottsville, PA area?
As of September 2026, map listings count 19 barbershops in the Pottsville area. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 30 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Pottsville, PA area spend on personal care products and services?
About $52.3M a year, or $902 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 19 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.8M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 57,988 households in the Pottsville area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Pottsville, PA area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The Pottsville area has 3.3 barbershops per 10,000 households, 38% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.8M, 46% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, the Pottsville area would have about 28, against 19 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 14,497 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the Pottsville, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Pottsville area at 145,085 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 57,988 households. The median household income in the Pottsville area is $68,313 a year, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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 Pottsville area scores 66 for barbershops (upper middle), #93 of 377 scored small-town markets.
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