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Hair salons in Mifflin County, PA

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,269 of 2,339 scored counties
#22 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
28
6 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
13
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On personal care products and services · $858 a household
Spending per listing
$567K
32% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
15.1
35% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,127
0.0% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 28 hair salons in Mifflin County. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. That comes to 15.1 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Mifflin County comes to about $15.9M a year: $858 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That works out to $567K per salon, 32% above 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.

Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Mifflin County in 2023. That is one for every 1,424 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts also show 45 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Mifflin County held about level from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Mifflin County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,269 of 2,339 scored counties and #22 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Mifflin 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 Mifflin County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMifflin CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households15.121.723.4
Spending per listing$567K$462K$430K
Households per official establishment1,4241,0881,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.8%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$858$1,004$1,005
Median household income$63,953$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4837

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
12 → 13
Employees, 2023
41
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.3M
One-person businesses, 2023
45Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
286 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
37The 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 Mifflin 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 Mifflin County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,1270.0% since 2020
Households
18,510
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$63,953+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,786
Median home value
$156,700
Jobs located here
16,013
Daytime population
41,059Residents 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 Mifflin 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
22Mifflin County, PA482815.1$567K0.0%#1,269 of 2,339

Other business types in Mifflin County

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

Questions

How many hair salons are in Mifflin County, PA?

Mifflin County has 28 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 6 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 13 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023. Another 45 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $15.9M a year, or $858 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 28 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $567K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,510 households in Mifflin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Mifflin County has 15.1 hair salons per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $567K, 32% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Mifflin County would have about 37, against 28 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,424 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S.

How fast is Mifflin County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Mifflin County at 46,127 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,510 households. The median household income in Mifflin County is $63,953 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. Mifflin County scores 48 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,269 of 2,339 scored counties.

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