Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Hair salons in Potter County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Potter County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,359 of 2,339 scored counties
#26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 11
- 1 chain location (9%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On personal care products and services · $848 a household
- Spending per listing
- $539K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 15.7
- 33% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,897
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
At $848 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Potter County spend about $5.9M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $539K of household spending for each salon on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
There are 11 hair salons on map listings in Potter County as of September 2026. One of them (9%) is a chain location, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 15.7, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for beauty salons in Potter County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts list 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show Potter County declined 3.0% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For hair salons, Potter County has a Groundwork market score of 46 (lower middle): #1,359 of 2,339 scored counties and #26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Potter 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 | Potter County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 15.7 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $539K | $462K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,088 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $848 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,020 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 32Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 111 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 14The 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 Potter 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 Potter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,897−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,992
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,081 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $59,020+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,370
- Median home value
- $153,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,811
- Daytime population
- 15,326Residents 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 |
| 26Potter County, PA | 46 | 11 | 15.7 | $539K | −3.0% | #1,359 of 2,339 |
Other business types in Potter 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
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in Potter County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 11 hair salons in Potter County. One of them (9%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Potter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 32 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Potter County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.9M a year, or $848 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 11 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $539K 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 6,992 households in Potter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Potter County, PA compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
Potter County has 15.7 hair salons per 10,000 households, 33% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $539K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, Potter County would have about 14, against 11 on map listings.
How fast is Potter County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Potter County at 15,897 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,992 households. Median household income in Potter County is $59,020, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Potter County scores 46 for hair salons (lower middle), #1,359 of 2,339 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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