Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Hair salons in Rensselaer County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Rensselaer County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #134 of 2,339 scored counties
#3 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 99
- 8 chain locations (8%)
- Official establishments
- 19
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $68.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,033 a household
- Spending per listing
- $696K
- 62% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.8
- 37% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 160,510
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Rensselaer County is 76 (high), #134 of 2,339 scored counties and #3 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Rensselaer County comes to about $68.9M a year: $1,033 per household, 3% above the U.S. average. That is about $696K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 62% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 99 hair salons on map listings in Rensselaer County as of September 2026. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 14.8, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Rensselaer County in 2023. That is one for every 3,510 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $282K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Rensselaer County. Population estimates show Rensselaer County declined 0.2% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Rensselaer 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 | Rensselaer County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.8 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $696K | $495K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,510 | 1,081 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,033 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,915 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 17 → 19
- Employees, 2023
- 86
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 370Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 998 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 160The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $282K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Rensselaer 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 Rensselaer County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 160,510−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 66,686
- Median age
- 41.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 653 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 246
- Median household income
- $87,915+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $107,086
- Median home value
- $258,400
- Jobs located here
- 52,657
- Daytime population
- 135,820Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New York market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New York for hair salons, numbered among those based in New York, with Rensselaer County marked.
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 |
Other business types in Rensselaer 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 spas66
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops53
- Nail salons57
- Spas and skin care76
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Rensselaer County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 99 hair salons in Rensselaer County. 8 of them (8%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 19 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 370 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Rensselaer County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $68.9M a year, or $1,033 per household. That is 3% above the U.S. average (an index of 103, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 99 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $696K 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 66,686 households in Rensselaer County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Rensselaer County, NY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Rensselaer County has 14.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $696K, 62% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Rensselaer County would have about 160, against 99 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,510 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Rensselaer County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Rensselaer County at 160,510 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 66,686 households. Median household income in Rensselaer County is $87,915, 9% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.4%, 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. Rensselaer County scores 76 for hair salons (high), #134 of 2,339 scored counties.
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