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Hair salons in Cumberland County, PA

The hair salons in Cumberland County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,334 of 2,339 scored counties
#25 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
284
49 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
133
+13.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$112.4M
On personal care products and services · $1,056 a household
Spending per listing
$396K
8% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
26.7
14% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
277,270
+6.5% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 284 hair salons in Cumberland County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 26.7 for every 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Cumberland County comes to about $112.4M a year: $1,056 per household, 5% above the U.S. average. That works out to $396K per salon, 8% below 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 133 businesses with payroll in Cumberland County classed as beauty salons, up 13.7% from 2019. That is one for every 800 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 242 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $45K have gone to businesses classed as beauty salons in Cumberland County.

Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For hair salons, Cumberland County has a Groundwork market score of 47 (lower middle): #1,334 of 2,339 scored counties and #25 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Cumberland 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 Cumberland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureCumberland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households26.721.723.4
Spending per listing$396K$462K$430K
Households per official establishment8001,0881,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.7%+0.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025+6.5%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,056$1,004$1,005
Median household income$87,494$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4737

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
117 → 133+13.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
693
Annual payroll, 2023
$25.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
242Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
28449 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
261The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
2
Amount
$45K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
277,270+6.5% since 2020
Households
106,427
Median age
41.2
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
546 sq. mi.
People per square mile
492
Median household income
$87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$112,877
Median home value
$277,600
Jobs located here
138,979
Daytime population
287,576Residents 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 Cumberland 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
25Cumberland County, PA4728426.7$396K+6.5%#1,334 of 2,339

Other business types in Cumberland County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Cumberland County, PA?

There are 284 hair salons on map listings in Cumberland County as of September 2026. 49 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 133 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, up 13.7% from 2019. Official counts also show 242 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $112.4M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 284 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $396K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cumberland County has 26.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $396K, 8% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Cumberland County would have about 261, against 284 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 800 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count rose 13.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.

How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 47 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,334 of 2,339 scored counties.

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