Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Hair salons in Columbia County, PA
The hair salons in Columbia County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,732 of 2,339 scored counties
#40 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 60
- 13 chain locations (22%)
- Official establishments
- 18
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.3M
- On personal care products and services · $884 a household
- Spending per listing
- $388K
- 10% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.8
- 3% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 66,193
- +2.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Columbia County spend about $23.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $884 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $388K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 10% below the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
Columbia County has 60 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 22% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 22.8 for every 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 18 businesses with payroll in Columbia County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 84 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Columbia County.
Population estimates show Columbia County grew 2.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Columbia County is 38 (lower middle), #1,732 of 2,339 scored counties and #40 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Columbia 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.
| Measure | Columbia County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.8 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $388K | $462K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,464 | 1,088 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $884 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $64,644 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 18
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 84Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6013 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 66,193+2.3% since 2020
- Households
- 26,350
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 483 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 135
- Median household income
- $64,644+27.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,045
- Median home value
- $206,200
- Jobs located here
- 24,251
- Daytime population
- 61,393Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 74 | 30 | 16.4 | $599K | +2.1% | #180 of 2,339 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 72 | 31 | 12.8 | $791K | +7.2% | #226 of 2,339 |
| 3Adams County, PA | 69 | 70 | 17.1 | $592K | +3.6% | #322 of 2,339 |
| 4Chester County, PA | 67 | 404 | 19.7 | $652K | +4.2% | #385 of 2,339 |
| 5Susquehanna County, PA | 63 | 25 | 16.1 | $578K | −0.3% | #529 of 2,339 |
| 6York County, PA | 60 | 358 | 19.7 | $518K | +3.6% | #677 of 2,339 |
| 7Carbon County, PA | 58 | 40 | 14.7 | $620K | +1.7% | #763 of 2,339 |
| 8Fulton County, PA | 57 | 10 | 15.8 | $570K | −0.6% | #804 of 2,339 |
| 9Butler County, PA | 55 | 176 | 21.8 | $488K | +3.2% | #913 of 2,339 |
| 10Delaware County, PA | 54 | 450 | 20.7 | $528K | +0.8% | #948 of 2,339 |
| 40Columbia County, PA | 38 | 60 | 22.8 | $388K | +2.3% | #1,732 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Columbia 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 spas41
- Hair salons38
- Barbershops59
- Nail salons53
- Spas and skin care58
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Columbia County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 60 hair salons in Columbia County. 13 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 18 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 84 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Columbia County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.3M a year, or $884 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 60 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $388K 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 26,350 households in Columbia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Columbia County, PA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Columbia County has 22.8 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $388K, 10% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Columbia County would have about 54, against 60 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,464 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Columbia County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Columbia County at 66,193 people in 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 26,350 households. Median household income in Columbia County is $64,644, 20% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 27.9%, 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. Columbia County scores 38 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,732 of 2,339 scored counties.
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