Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Hair salons in Schenectady County, NY
The hair salons in Schenectady County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #145 of 2,339 scored counties
#4 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 117
- 19 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $67.2M
- On personal care products and services · $1,004 a household
- Spending per listing
- $574K
- 33% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 17.5
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 162,581
- +3.0% since 2020
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What this means
Schenectady County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #145 of 2,339 scored counties and #4 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for hair salons.
As of September 2026, map listings count 117 hair salons in Schenectady County. Of those, 19 are chain locations, or 16%, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Schenectady County comes to about $67.2M a year: $1,004 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That is about $574K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 33% above the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in Schenectady County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 3,186 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $40K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Schenectady County. Population estimates put the population change in Schenectady County from 2020 to 2025 at +3.0%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Schenectady 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 | Schenectady County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 17.5 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $574K | $495K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 3,186 | 1,081 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +3.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,004 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $79,623 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 414Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11719 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 156The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $40K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Schenectady 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 Schenectady County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 162,581+3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 66,902
- Median age
- 40.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 64%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 205 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 784
- Median household income
- $79,623+21.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,936
- Median home value
- $235,700
- Jobs located here
- 59,344
- Daytime population
- 143,291Residents 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 |
Other business types in Schenectady 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 spas65
- Hair salons76
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care84
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Schenectady County, NY?
Schenectady County has 117 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 19 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 414 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Schenectady County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $67.2M a year, or $1,004 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 117 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $574K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 66,902 households in Schenectady County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Schenectady County, NY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Schenectady County has 17.5 hair salons per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $574K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Schenectady County would have about 156, against 117 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 3,186 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Schenectady County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Schenectady County at 162,581 people in 2025, up 3.0% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 66,902 households. The median household income in Schenectady County is $79,623 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.6% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Schenectady County scores 76 for hair salons (high), #145 of 2,339 scored counties.
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