Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Salons, barbers and spas in Allegany County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Allegany County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #343 of 2,385 scored counties
#8 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 47
- 7 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $15.2M
- On personal care products and services · $860 a household
- Spending per listing
- $324K
- 52% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 26.5
- 44% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 46,800
- +0.9% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 47 salons, barbers and spas in Allegany County. Chain locations make up 15% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 26.5, 44% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $860 per household (14% below the U.S. average), households in Allegany County spend about $15.2M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $324K per business, 52% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in Allegany County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 5,903 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 104 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
Population estimates show Allegany County grew 0.9% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Allegany County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #343 of 2,385 scored counties and #8 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Allegany 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 | Allegany County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 26.5 | 46.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $324K | $228K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 5,903 | 506 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $860 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,869 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 68 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 6 → 3
- Employees, 2023
- 5
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $114K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 104Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 477 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 72The 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 personal care services in Allegany 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 Allegany County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 46,800+0.9% since 2020
- Households
- 17,710
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 79%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,030 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 46
- Median household income
- $62,869+29.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,480
- Median home value
- $101,700
- Jobs located here
- 14,041
- Daytime population
- 43,721Residents 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 |
Other business types in Allegany 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 spas68
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care59
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 Allegany County, NY?
Allegany County has 47 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 104 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allegany County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $15.2M a year, or $860 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 47 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $324K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 17,710 households in Allegany County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allegany County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Allegany County has 26.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $324K, 52% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Allegany County would have about 72, against 47 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 5,903 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Allegany County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Allegany County at 46,800 people in 2025, up 0.9% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 17,710 households. Median household income in Allegany County is $62,869, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.9%, 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. Allegany County scores 68 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #343 of 2,385 scored counties.
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