Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Hair salons in Ulster County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Ulster County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #308 of 2,339 scored counties
#7 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 114
- 14 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 40
- −13.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $78.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,052 a household
- Spending per listing
- $685K
- 59% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.3
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 183,330
- +1.1% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,052 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Ulster County spend about $78.1M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $685K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 59% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 114 hair salons on map listings in Ulster County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That is 15.3 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Ulster County in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 1,857 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 281 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $332K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Ulster County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ulster County grew 1.1%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ulster County scores 69 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #308 of 2,339 scored counties and #7 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Ulster 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 | Ulster County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.3 | 21.6 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $685K | $495K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,857 | 1,081 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.0% | +0.2% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.1% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,052 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $86,271 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 43 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 46 → 40−13.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 216
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $5.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 281Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11414 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 182The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $332K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Ulster 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 Ulster County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 183,330+1.1% since 2020
- Households
- 74,278
- Median age
- 45.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,124 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 162
- Median household income
- $86,271+34.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $117,353
- Median home value
- $352,500
- Jobs located here
- 57,240
- Daytime population
- 161,256Residents 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 Ulster 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 Ulster 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 spas60
- Hair salons69
- Barbershops66
- Nail salons76
- Spas and skin care44
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Ulster County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 114 hair salons in Ulster County. 14 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 40 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 281 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Ulster County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $78.1M a year, or $1,052 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 114 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $685K 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 74,278 households in Ulster County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Ulster County, NY compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Ulster County has 15.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $685K, 59% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Ulster County would have about 182, against 114 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,857 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is Ulster County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Ulster County at 183,330 people in 2025, up 1.1% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 74,278 households. Median household income in Ulster County is $86,271, 7% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 34.2%, 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. Ulster County scores 69 for hair salons (upper middle), #308 of 2,339 scored counties.
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