Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Hair salons in Herkimer County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Herkimer County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,235 of 2,339 scored counties
#48 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 51
- 11 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 10
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.2M
- On personal care products and services · $902 a household
- Spending per listing
- $455K
- 6% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 19.8
- 15% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 59,219
- −1.4% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Herkimer County comes to about $23.2M a year: $902 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. Spread across 51 hair salons, that is $455K per salon, 6% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 51 hair salons on map listings in Herkimer County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 19.8 per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Herkimer County in 2023. That is one for every 2,574 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 106 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Herkimer County.
Population estimates put the population change in Herkimer County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.4%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Herkimer County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,235 of 2,339 scored counties and #48 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Herkimer 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 | Herkimer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 19.8 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $455K | $495K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 2,574 | 1,081 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.4% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $902 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $68,515 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 9 → 10
- Employees, 2023
- 42
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 106Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5111 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 54The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $10K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Herkimer 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 Herkimer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 59,219−1.4% since 2020
- Households
- 25,741
- Median age
- 44.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,411 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $68,515+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $86,546
- Median home value
- $147,700
- Jobs located here
- 15,576
- Daytime population
- 47,951Residents 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 |
| 48Herkimer County, NY | 49 | 51 | 19.8 | $455K | −1.4% | #1,235 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Herkimer 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 spas58
- Hair salons49
- Barbershops51
- Nail salons56
- 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 Herkimer County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 51 hair salons in Herkimer County. 11 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 10 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 106 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Herkimer County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.2M a year, or $902 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 51 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $455K 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 25,741 households in Herkimer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Herkimer County, NY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Herkimer County has 19.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $455K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Herkimer County would have about 54, against 51 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,574 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Herkimer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Herkimer County at 59,219 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 25,741 households. Median household income in Herkimer County is $68,515, 15% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Herkimer County scores 49 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,235 of 2,339 scored counties.
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