Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Hair salons in the Sunbury, PA area
The hair salons in the Sunbury, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #378 of 538 scored small-town markets
#11 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 96
- 11 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 26
- −13.3% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.8M
- On personal care products and services · $892 a household
- Spending per listing
- $425K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 21.0
- 10% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,788
- −1.7% since 2020
See the hair salons around any address in the Sunbury area
The site report maps the hair salons on map listings near the address, by name and distance, and sizes the households and spending around it. Or open the report at the center of the Sunbury area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardSurvey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure
What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in the Sunbury area comes to about $40.8M a year: $892 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $425K of household spending for each salon on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons.
The Sunbury area has 96 hair salons on map listings as of September 2026. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 21.0, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4.
In 2023, official counts showed 26 businesses with payroll in the Sunbury area classed as beauty salons, down 13.3% from 2019. That is one for every 1,760 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. Official counts list 160 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in the Sunbury area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Sunbury area scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for hair salons, ranking #378 of 538 scored small-town markets and #11 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.
How the Sunbury 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 | Sunbury area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 21.0 | 21.7 | 23.4 |
| Spending per listing | $425K | $462K | $430K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,760 | 1,088 | 1,535 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −13.3% | +0.8% | +6.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $892 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,262 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 37 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 26−13.3% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 160Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 9611 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 95The 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 Sunbury 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 Sunbury area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,788−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 45,748
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $62,262
- Average household income
- $83,829
- Median home value
- $174,900
- Jobs located here
- 45,171
- Daytime population
- 106,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
Looking at a specific site in the Sunbury area?
These figures cover the whole small-town market. A site report draws rings around one address and counts what’s inside them: households, spending, jobs, and the hair salons on map listings by name and distance.
Or open the report at the center of the Sunbury area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
Free10 actions over 3 days, no cardHair salons across Pennsylvania
Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for hair salons, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Sunbury area marked.
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 |
| 11Sunbury, PA | 40 | 96 | 21.0 | $425K | −1.7% | #378 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sunbury 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 spas51
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care72
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many hair salons are in the Sunbury, PA area?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 96 hair salons in the Sunbury area. 11 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. Official counts show 26 businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in 2023, down 13.3% from 2019. Official counts also show 160 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Sunbury, PA area spend on personal care products and services?
About $40.8M a year, or $892 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 96 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $425K 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 45,748 households in the Sunbury area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sunbury, PA area compare with the U.S. for hair salons?
The Sunbury area has 21.0 hair salons per 10,000 households, 10% below the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $425K, in line with the U.S. figure of $430K. At the U.S. ratio of hair salons to household spending, the Sunbury area would have about 95, against 96 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,760 households, against one for every 1,535 across the U.S. The official count fell 13.3% from 2019 to 2023, against +6.0% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sunbury, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Sunbury area at 107,788 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,748 households. Median household income in the Sunbury area is $62,262, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Sunbury area scores 40 for hair salons (lower middle), #378 of 538 scored small-town markets.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
Run a Groundwork site report on an address in the Sunbury area. It maps the hair salons on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.
How the score works · Top markets for hair salons · All 56 business types in the Sunbury area
Screening a site or an acquisition in the Sunbury area?
A site report maps the competitors on map listings near an address and sizes the households and spending around it.
The button opens the report at the center of the Sunbury area. Signed out, you see a blurred preview; on an account, each report is one action.
This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Figures are estimates for research only. Not investment or real estate advice.