Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Hair salons in the Lock Haven, PA area
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in the Lock Haven, PA area, set against other small-town markets and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 43 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #344 of 538 scored small-town markets
#7 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 31
- 2 chain locations (6%)
- Official establishments
- 13
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $13.4M
- On personal care products and services · $871 a household
- Spending per listing
- $434K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 20.1
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 37,870
- +1.3% since 2020
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What this means
Households in the Lock Haven area spend about $13.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $871 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. Spread across 31 hair salons, that is $434K per salon, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Lock Haven area has 31 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That is 20.1 per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 13 businesses with payroll in the Lock Haven area classed as beauty salons. That is one for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 49 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Lock Haven area grew 1.3% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for hair salons in the Lock Haven area is 43 (lower middle), #344 of 538 scored small-town markets and #7 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.
How the Lock Haven area 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 | Lock Haven area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 20.1 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $434K | $462K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,186 | 1,088 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $871 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $60,816 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 43 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 13
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $893K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 49Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 312 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 31The 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 the Lock Haven area, 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 the Lock Haven area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 37,870+1.3% since 2020
- Households
- 15,424
- Median age
- 41.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 890 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 42
- Median household income
- $60,816+19.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $77,923
- Median home value
- $175,900
- Jobs located here
- 12,199
- Daytime population
- 34,134Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 74 | 31 | 12.8 | $791K | +7.2% | #32 of 538 |
| 2Lewistown, PA | 51 | 28 | 15.1 | $567K | 0.0% | #261 of 538 |
| 3Huntingdon, PA | 50 | 25 | 15.3 | $584K | −2.4% | #273 of 538 |
| 4East Stroudsburg, PA | 50 | 128 | 20.9 | $482K | −0.7% | #275 of 538 |
| 5Pottsville, PA | 48 | 121 | 20.9 | $432K | +1.5% | #292 of 538 |
| 6Indiana, PA | 47 | 52 | 16.0 | $534K | −0.3% | #306 of 538 |
| 7Lock Haven, PA | 43 | 31 | 20.1 | $434K | +1.3% | #344 of 538 |
| 8Sayre, PA | 41 | 53 | 21.5 | $416K | −0.6% | #365 of 538 |
| 9Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 41 | 60 | 22.8 | $388K | +2.3% | #369 of 538 |
| 10Oil City, PA | 40 | 36 | 16.8 | $506K | −2.0% | #377 of 538 |
Other business types in the Lock Haven area
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 spas48
- Hair salons43
- Barbershops45
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Lock Haven, PA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 31 hair salons in the Lock Haven area. 2 of them (6%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 49 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Lock Haven, PA area spend on personal care products and services?
About $13.4M a year, or $871 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 31 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $434K 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 15,424 households in the Lock Haven area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Lock Haven, PA area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Lock Haven area has 20.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $434K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,186 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.
How fast is the Lock Haven, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Lock Haven area at 37,870 people in 2025, up 1.3% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 15,424 households. Median household income in the Lock Haven area is $60,816, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.4%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Lock Haven area scores 43 for hair salons (lower middle), #344 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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