Beauty and personal care · Metro area · Pennsylvania
Barbershops in the York-Hanover, PA metro area
How the York-Hanover, PA 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 62 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #98 of 387 scored metro areas
#5 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 84
- 7 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $185.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,021 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.2M
- 17% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.6
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 473,197
- +3.6% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 84 barbershops in the York-Hanover metro area. Of those, 7 are chain locations, or 8%, against 12% across the U.S. That is 4.6 per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Household spending on personal care products and services in the York-Hanover metro area comes to about $185.4M a year: $1,021 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $2.2M per shop, 17% 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 10 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in the York-Hanover metro area in 2023. That is one for every 18,158 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Official counts list 180 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $85K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in the York-Hanover metro area.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the York-Hanover metro area grew 3.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, the York-Hanover metro area has a Groundwork market score of 62 (upper middle): #98 of 387 scored metro areas and #5 of 16 scored metro areas based in Pennsylvania.
How the York-Hanover 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 | York-Hanover metro area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.2M | $2.1M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 18,158 | 17,524 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +19.9% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.6% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,021 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $84,829 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 62 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 10
- Employees, 2023
- 38
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 180Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 847 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 98The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $85K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in the York-Hanover 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 York-Hanover metro area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 473,197+3.6% since 2020
- Households
- 181,583
- Median age
- 42.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 904 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 512
- Median household income
- $84,829+27.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $104,143
- Median home value
- $248,600
- Jobs located here
- 187,332
- Daytime population
- 423,675Residents 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 York-Hanover 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 |
Other business types in the York-Hanover 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 spas65
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops62
- Nail salons48
- Spas and skin care77
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in the York-Hanover, PA metro area?
The York-Hanover metro area has 84 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts also show 180 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the York-Hanover, PA metro area spend on personal care products and services?
About $185.4M a year, or $1,021 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 84 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.2M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 181,583 households in the York-Hanover metro area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the York-Hanover, PA metro area compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
The York-Hanover metro area has 4.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.2M, 17% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, the York-Hanover metro area would have about 98, against 84 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 18,158 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is the York-Hanover, PA metro area growing?
Population estimates put the York-Hanover metro area at 473,197 people in 2025, up 3.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 181,583 households. Median household income in the York-Hanover metro area is $84,829, 5% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.6%, 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. The York-Hanover metro area scores 62 for barbershops (upper middle), #98 of 387 scored metro areas.
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