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Hair salons in Dutchess County, NY

The hair salons in Dutchess County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 58 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #766 of 2,339 scored counties
#28 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
244
25 chain locations (10%)
Official establishments
93
−1.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$132.2M
On personal care products and services · $1,137 a household
Spending per listing
$542K
26% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.0
10% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
300,708
+1.5% 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

At $1,137 per household (13% above the U.S. average), households in Dutchess County spend about $132.2M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 244 hair salons, that is $542K per salon, 26% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

Dutchess County has 244 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 25 of them (10%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 21.0 for every 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Dutchess County in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. That is one for every 1,250 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 445 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $314K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dutchess County.

Population estimates put the population change in Dutchess County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.5%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Dutchess County scores 58 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #766 of 2,339 scored counties and #28 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Dutchess 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.

Hair salons in Dutchess County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureDutchess CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.021.623.4
Spending per listing$542K$495K$430K
Households per official establishment1,2501,0811,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−1.1%+0.2%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.5%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,137$1,070$1,005
Median household income$99,478$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5843

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
94 → 93−1.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
423
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
445Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
24425 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
307The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
8
Amount
$314K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Dutchess 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 Dutchess County

Population, 2025 estimate
300,708+1.5% since 2020
Households
116,275
Median age
43.2
Homes lived in by their owners
69%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
796 sq. mi.
People per square mile
375
Median household income
$99,478+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$133,997
Median home value
$400,600
Jobs located here
112,196
Daytime population
274,540Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for hair salons, numbered among those based in New York, with Dutchess County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NY823511.1$879K+2.7%#60 of 2,339
2Otsego County, NY773916.8$550K+3.8%#126 of 2,339
3Rensselaer County, NY769914.8$696K−0.2%#134 of 2,339
4Schenectady County, NY7611717.5$574K+3.0%#145 of 2,339
5Wayne County, NY725213.5$696K+0.1%#232 of 2,339
6Tompkins County, NY716314.6$679K−1.4%#256 of 2,339
7Ulster County, NY6911415.3$685K+1.1%#308 of 2,339
8Schoharie County, NY682317.9$522K+1.4%#364 of 2,339
9Yates County, NY671313.7$695K−0.8%#383 of 2,339
10Columbia County, NY643814.3$735K−2.1%#474 of 2,339
28Dutchess County, NY5824421.0$542K+1.5%#766 of 2,339

Other business types in Dutchess County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Dutchess County, NY?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 244 hair salons in Dutchess County. 25 of them (10%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 93 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 1.1% from 2019. Official counts also show 445 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Dutchess County, NY spend on personal care products and services?

About $132.2M a year, or $1,137 per household. That is 13% above the U.S. average (an index of 113, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 244 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $542K 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 116,275 households in Dutchess County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Dutchess County, NY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Dutchess County has 21.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $542K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Dutchess County would have about 307, against 244 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,250 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Dutchess County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Dutchess County at 300,708 people in 2025, up 1.5% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 116,275 households. Median household income in Dutchess County is $99,478, 23% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.5%, 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. Dutchess County scores 58 for hair salons (upper middle), #766 of 2,339 scored counties.

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