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Hair salons in Bucks County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Bucks County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,163 of 2,339 scored counties
#19 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
606
103 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
290
+1.8% since 2019
Household spending a year
$303.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,219 a household
Spending per listing
$501K
16% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.3
4% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
647,828
+0.3% 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

Households in Bucks County spend about $303.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,219 per household, 21% above the U.S. average. That is about $501K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 16% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.

There are 606 hair salons on map listings in Bucks County as of September 2026. 103 of them (17%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 24.3 for every 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Official counts show 290 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Bucks County in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. That is one for every 859 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Another 666 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $762K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Bucks County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Bucks County grew 0.3%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Bucks County has a Groundwork market score of 50 (upper middle): #1,163 of 2,339 scored counties and #19 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Bucks County compares

The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 Bucks County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureBucks CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.321.723.4
Spending per listing$501K$462K$430K
Households per official establishment8591,0881,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+1.8%+0.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.3%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,219$1,004$1,005
Median household income$114,764$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5037

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
285 → 290+1.8% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,985
Annual payroll, 2023
$53.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
666Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
606103 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
706The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$762K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
647,828+0.3% since 2020
Households
249,187
Median age
44.7
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
605 sq. mi.
People per square mile
1,071
Median household income
$114,764+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$150,985
Median home value
$445,700
Jobs located here
282,004
Daytime population
597,342Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for hair salons, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Bucks County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA743016.4$599K+2.1%#180 of 2,339
2Pike County, PA723112.8$791K+7.2%#226 of 2,339
3Adams County, PA697017.1$592K+3.6%#322 of 2,339
4Chester County, PA6740419.7$652K+4.2%#385 of 2,339
5Susquehanna County, PA632516.1$578K−0.3%#529 of 2,339
6York County, PA6035819.7$518K+3.6%#677 of 2,339
7Carbon County, PA584014.7$620K+1.7%#763 of 2,339
8Fulton County, PA571015.8$570K−0.6%#804 of 2,339
9Butler County, PA5517621.8$488K+3.2%#913 of 2,339
10Delaware County, PA5445020.7$528K+0.8%#948 of 2,339
19Bucks County, PA5060624.3$501K+0.3%#1,163 of 2,339

Other business types in Bucks County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Bucks County, PA?

As of September 2026, map listings count 606 hair salons in Bucks County. 103 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 290 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 1.8% from 2019. Official counts list 666 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Bucks County, PA spend on personal care products and services?

About $303.7M a year, or $1,219 per household. That is 21% above the U.S. average (an index of 121, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 606 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $501K 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 249,187 households in Bucks County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Bucks County, PA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Bucks County has 24.3 hair salons per 10,000 households, 4% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $501K, 16% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Bucks County would have about 706, against 606 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 859 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Bucks County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Bucks County at 647,828 people in 2025, up 0.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 249,187 households. Median household income in Bucks County is $114,764, 42% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Bucks County scores 50 for hair salons (upper middle), #1,163 of 2,339 scored counties.

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