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Barbershops in the St. Marys, PA area

The barbershops in the St. Marys, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 2.

Listings
2
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$11.7M
On personal care products and services · $878 a household
Spending per listing
$5.8M
Too few listings to compare
Listings per 10k households
1.5
Too few listings to compare
Population, 2025
29,926
−3.3% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

As of September 2026, map listings count 2 barbershops in the St. Marys area. That is 1.5 per 10,000 households.

Households in the St. Marys area spend about $11.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $878 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 2 barbershops, that is $5.8M per shop. 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 the St. Marys area: counts under 3 aren’t published.

Population estimates put the population change in the St. Marys area from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 2 barbershops on map listings, the St. Marys area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the St. Marys 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.

Barbershops in St. Marys, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureSt. Marys areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households1.54.85.3
Spending per listing$5.8M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a17,52416,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+19.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$878$1,004$1,005
Median household income$66,380$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored40

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
0Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
20 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
6The 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 the St. Marys 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 St. Marys area

Population, 2025 estimate
29,926−3.3% since 2020
Households
13,325
Median age
47.8
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
827 sq. mi.
People per square mile
37
Median household income
$66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$81,773
Median home value
$133,600
Jobs located here
12,876
Daytime population
29,443Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for barbershops, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the St. Marys area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA9462.5$4.1M+7.2%#2 of 377
2Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA6793.4$2.6M+2.3%#87 of 377
3Pottsville, PA66193.3$2.8M+1.5%#93 of 377
4Indiana, PA6482.5$3.5M−0.3%#104 of 377
5Somerset, PA6251.7$5.1M−2.7%#112 of 377
6DuBois, PA6072.2$4M−2.9%#122 of 377
7Oil City, PA6052.3$3.6M−2.0%#123 of 377
8East Stroudsburg, PA57376.0$1.7M−0.7%#152 of 377
9Meadville, PA54103.0$2.9M−2.4%#163 of 377
10Hermitage, PA51163.4$2.5M−2.4%#191 of 377
St. Marys, PANot scored21.5$5.8M−3.3%

Other business types in the St. Marys area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many barbershops are in the St. Marys, PA area?

The St. Marys area has 2 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in the St. Marys area: counts under 3 are left out.

How much do households in the St. Marys, PA area spend on personal care products and services?

About $11.7M a year, or $878 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 2 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $5.8M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,325 households in the St. Marys area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the St. Marys, PA area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

The St. Marys area has 2 barbershops on map listings, too few for a steady comparison with the U.S. rate. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the St. Marys area would have about 6, against 2 on map listings.

How fast is the St. Marys, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the St. Marys area at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. Median household income in the St. Marys area is $66,380, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 24.2%, 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. 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 St. Marys area has no market score for barbershops: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 2.

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