Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in Westmoreland County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Westmoreland County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #262 of 1,356 scored counties
#6 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 52
- 10 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $149.7M
- On personal care products and services · $966 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.9M
- 53% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 3.4
- 36% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 349,324
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 52 barbershops in Westmoreland County. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 3.4, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $966 per household (4% below the U.S. average), households in Westmoreland County spend about $149.7M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $2.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 53% 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.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Westmoreland County in 2023. That is one for every 51,660 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Westmoreland County declined 1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Westmoreland County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for barbershops, ranking #262 of 1,356 scored counties and #6 of 49 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Westmoreland 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 | Westmoreland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.9M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 51,660 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $966 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,109 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 17
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $473K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 71Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5210 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 79The 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 Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 349,324−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 154,979
- Median age
- 47.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,028 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 343
- Median household income
- $74,109+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $97,695
- Median home value
- $203,500
- Jobs located here
- 134,448
- Daytime population
- 320,126Residents 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 Westmoreland 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 |
Other business types in Westmoreland 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 spas40
- Hair salons37
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care55
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Westmoreland County, PA?
There are 52 barbershops on map listings in Westmoreland County as of September 2026. 10 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 71 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Westmoreland County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $149.7M a year, or $966 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 52 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,979 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Westmoreland County, PA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Westmoreland County has 3.4 barbershops per 10,000 households, 36% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.9M, 53% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 79, against 52 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 51,660 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Westmoreland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 349,324 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 154,979 households. Median household income in Westmoreland County is $74,109, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Westmoreland County scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #262 of 1,356 scored counties.
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