Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · New York
Hair salons in the Cortland, NY area
The hair salons in the Cortland, NY area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #380 of 538 scored small-town markets
#13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York
- Listings
- 43
- 7 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 11
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.5M
- On personal care products and services · $920 a household
- Spending per listing
- $406K
- 6% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,850
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Cortland area spend about $17.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $920 per household, 8% below the U.S. average. That works out to $406K per salon, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Cortland area has 43 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 22.6 per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in the Cortland area in 2023. That is one for every 1,727 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 90 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $17K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Cortland area.
Population estimates show the Cortland area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Cortland area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #380 of 538 scored small-town markets and #13 of 14 scored small-town markets based in New York.
How the Cortland area 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 | Cortland area | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $406K | $495K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,727 | 1,081 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $920 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,418 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 11
- Employees, 2023
- 21
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $697K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 90Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 437 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 41The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $17K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in the Cortland 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 Cortland area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,850−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 18,999
- Median age
- 39.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 499 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 93
- Median household income
- $70,418+25.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,337
- Median home value
- $162,100
- Jobs located here
- 17,001
- Daytime population
- 43,892Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Monticello, NY | 85 | 35 | 11.1 | $879K | +2.7% | #2 of 538 |
| 2Oneonta, NY | 85 | 39 | 16.8 | $550K | +3.8% | #3 of 538 |
| 3Amsterdam, NY | 66 | 36 | 18.4 | $489K | +1.1% | #83 of 538 |
| 4Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 65 | 72 | 17.3 | $508K | −2.5% | #92 of 538 |
| 5Hudson, NY | 64 | 38 | 14.3 | $735K | −2.1% | #102 of 538 |
| 6Seneca Falls, NY | 63 | 24 | 17.6 | $513K | −1.7% | #119 of 538 |
| 7Auburn, NY | 61 | 61 | 19.4 | $473K | −2.3% | #141 of 538 |
| 8Gloversville, NY | 60 | 31 | 13.6 | $662K | −1.6% | #149 of 538 |
| 9Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 60 | 92 | 17.2 | $493K | −2.6% | #151 of 538 |
| 10Batavia, NY | 56 | 55 | 22.1 | $423K | +0.2% | #202 of 538 |
| 13Cortland, NY | 40 | 43 | 22.6 | $406K | −1.9% | #380 of 538 |
Other business types in the Cortland 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 spas47
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care63
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Cortland, NY area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 hair salons in the Cortland area. 7 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 11 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts also show 90 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Cortland, NY area spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.5M a year, or $920 per household. That is 8% below the U.S. average (an index of 92, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $406K 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 18,999 households in the Cortland area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Cortland, NY area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Cortland area has 22.6 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $406K, 6% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Cortland area would have about 41, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,727 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Cortland, NY area growing?
Population estimates put the Cortland area at 45,850 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,999 households. Median household income in the Cortland area is $70,418, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.7%, 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 Cortland area scores 40 for hair salons (lower middle), #380 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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