Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Hair salons in Elk County, PA
The hair salons in Elk County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 20 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,218 of 2,339 scored counties
#62 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 32
- 5 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 15
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On personal care products and services · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $365K
- 15% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 24.0
- 3% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for hair salons in Elk County is 20 (low), #2,218 of 2,339 scored counties and #62 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 32 hair salons in Elk County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 24.0, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.
At $878 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Elk County spend about $11.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 32 hair salons, that is $365K per salon, 15% 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 15 businesses with payroll in Elk County classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 888 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Population estimates put the population change in Elk County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Elk 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 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 24.0 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $365K | $462K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 888 | 1,088 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $878 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 20 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 15 → 15
- Employees, 2023
- 43
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 40Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 325 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 27The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Elk 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 Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents 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 |
| 62Elk County, PA | 20 | 32 | 24.0 | $365K | −3.3% | #2,218 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Elk 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 spas38
- Hair salons20
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care57
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Elk County, PA?
Elk County has 32 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 5 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 15 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Official counts list 40 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Elk County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.7M a year, or $878 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 32 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $365K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Elk County has 24.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 3% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $365K, 15% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Elk County would have about 27, against 32 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 888 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Elk County scores 20 for hair salons (low), #2,218 of 2,339 scored counties.
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