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Salons, barbers and spas in Albany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Albany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 40 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,732 of 2,385 scored counties
#51 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 675
- 92 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 219
- +1.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $140.1M
- On personal care products and services · $1,040 a household
- Spending per listing
- $208K
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 50.1
- 6% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 321,225
- +2.2% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 675 salons, barbers and spas in Albany County. Chain locations make up 14% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 50.1, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Albany County comes to about $140.1M a year: $1,040 per household, 4% above the U.S. average. That is about $208K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K.
Official counts show 219 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Albany County in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. That is one for every 615 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 921 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.2M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Albany County.
Population estimates show Albany County grew 2.2% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Albany County is 40 (lower middle), #1,732 of 2,385 scored counties and #51 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Albany County compares
The same measures for New York and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the salons, barbers and spas 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 | Albany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 50.1 | 46.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $208K | $228K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 615 | 506 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +1.4% | +0.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,040 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $85,333 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 40 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 216 → 219+1.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,371
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $40.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 921Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 67592 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 659The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.2M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Albany 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 Albany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 321,225+2.2% since 2020
- Households
- 134,703
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 57%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 523 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 606
- Median household income
- $85,333+28.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $111,519
- Median home value
- $294,600
- Jobs located here
- 249,261
- Daytime population
- 417,371Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in New York
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sullivan County, NY | 76 | 77 | 24.5 | $400K | +2.7% | #137 of 2,385 |
| 2Delaware County, NY | 75 | 35 | 18.2 | $494K | +0.2% | #164 of 2,385 |
| 3Yates County, NY | 73 | 22 | 23.2 | $411K | −0.8% | #207 of 2,385 |
| 4Wayne County, NY | 71 | 86 | 22.4 | $421K | +0.1% | #248 of 2,385 |
| 5Washington County, NY | 71 | 55 | 22.5 | $412K | −2.9% | #250 of 2,385 |
| 6Franklin County, NY | 69 | 43 | 22.0 | $402K | −1.6% | #308 of 2,385 |
| 7Schoharie County, NY | 68 | 36 | 28.0 | $333K | +1.4% | #340 of 2,385 |
| 8Allegany County, NY | 68 | 47 | 26.5 | $324K | +0.9% | #343 of 2,385 |
| 9Otsego County, NY | 68 | 80 | 34.5 | $268K | +3.8% | #357 of 2,385 |
| 10Columbia County, NY | 67 | 62 | 23.3 | $451K | −2.1% | #364 of 2,385 |
| 51Albany County, NY | 40 | 675 | 50.1 | $208K | +2.2% | #1,732 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Albany 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 spas40
- Hair salons45
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care43
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many salons, barbers and spas are in Albany County, NY?
There are 675 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Albany County as of September 2026. 92 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 219 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 1.4% from 2019. Official counts list 921 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Albany County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $140.1M a year, or $1,040 per household. That is 4% above the U.S. average (an index of 104, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 675 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $208K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 134,703 households in Albany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Albany County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Albany County has 50.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 6% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $208K, 2% below the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Albany County would have about 659, against 675 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 615 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 1.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Albany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Albany County at 321,225 people in 2025, up 2.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 134,703 households. Median household income in Albany County is $85,333, 6% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.8%, 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. Albany County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,732 of 2,385 scored counties.
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