Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Hair salons in Albany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Albany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 45 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,437 of 2,339 scored counties
#52 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 354
- 41 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 106
- +8.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $396K
- 8% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.3
- 12% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Albany County comes to about $140.1M a year: $1,040 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. Spread across 354 hair salons, that is $396K per salon, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Albany County has 354 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 41 of them (12%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 26.3 per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 106 businesses with payroll in Albany County classed as beauty salons, up 8.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 569 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Albany County.
Population estimates put the population change in Albany County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Albany County has a Groundwork market score of 45 (lower middle): #1,437 of 2,339 scored counties and #52 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.3 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $396K | $495K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,271 | 1,081 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +8.2% | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,040 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 45 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 98 → 106+8.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 680
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $21.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 569Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 35441 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
- 6
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NY | 82 | 35 | 11.1 | $879K | +2.7% | #60 of 2,339 |
| 2Otsego County, NY | 77 | 39 | 16.8 | $550K | +3.8% | #126 of 2,339 |
| 3Rensselaer County, NY | 76 | 99 | 14.8 | $696K | −0.2% | #134 of 2,339 |
| 4Schenectady County, NY | 76 | 117 | 17.5 | $574K | +3.0% | #145 of 2,339 |
| 5Wayne County, NY | 72 | 52 | 13.5 | $696K | +0.1% | #232 of 2,339 |
| 6Tompkins County, NY | 71 | 63 | 14.6 | $679K | −1.4% | #256 of 2,339 |
| 7Ulster County, NY | 69 | 114 | 15.3 | $685K | +1.1% | #308 of 2,339 |
| 8Schoharie County, NY | 68 | 23 | 17.9 | $522K | +1.4% | #364 of 2,339 |
| 9Yates County, NY | 67 | 13 | 13.7 | $695K | −0.8% | #383 of 2,339 |
| 10Columbia County, NY | 64 | 38 | 14.3 | $735K | −2.1% | #474 of 2,339 |
| 52Albany County, NY | 45 | 354 | 26.3 | $396K | +2.2% | #1,437 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Albany 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 salons45
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Albany County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 354 hair salons in Albany County. 41 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 106 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 8.2% from 2019. Official counts list 569 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $140.1M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 354 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $396K per salon. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Albany County has 26.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 12% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $396K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Albany County would have about 326, against 354 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,271 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 45 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,437 of 2,339 scored counties.
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