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Salons, barbers and spas in Broome County, NY

The salons, barbers and spas in Broome County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #2,058 of 2,385 scored counties
#58 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
328
52 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
98
+7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$73.7M
On personal care products and services · $899 a household
Spending per listing
$225K
6% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
40.0
15% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
195,736
−1.2% 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

The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Broome County is 32 (lower middle), #2,058 of 2,385 scored counties and #58 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

As of September 2026, map listings count 328 salons, barbers and spas in Broome County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.0, 15% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Broome County comes to about $73.7M a year: $899 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That works out to $225K per business, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Broome County in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 837 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $82K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Broome County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Broome County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Broome 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Broome County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureBroome CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households40.046.847.2
Spending per listing$225K$228K$213K
Households per official establishment837506804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+7.7%+0.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$899$1,070$1,005
Median household income$62,616$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score3231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
91 → 98+7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
387
Annual payroll, 2023
$11.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
567Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
32852 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
346The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
3
Amount
$82K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Broome 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 Broome County

Population, 2025 estimate
195,736−1.2% since 2020
Households
82,005
Median age
40.8
Homes lived in by their owners
65%
Vehicles per household
1.5
Land area
706 sq. mi.
People per square mile
280
Median household income
$62,616+19.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,128
Median home value
$154,900
Jobs located here
82,220
Daytime population
201,023Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across New York

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New York, with Broome County marked.

Top counties in New York

Counties in New York ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sullivan County, NY767724.5$400K+2.7%#137 of 2,385
2Delaware County, NY753518.2$494K+0.2%#164 of 2,385
3Yates County, NY732223.2$411K−0.8%#207 of 2,385
4Wayne County, NY718622.4$421K+0.1%#248 of 2,385
5Washington County, NY715522.5$412K−2.9%#250 of 2,385
6Franklin County, NY694322.0$402K−1.6%#308 of 2,385
7Schoharie County, NY683628.0$333K+1.4%#340 of 2,385
8Allegany County, NY684726.5$324K+0.9%#343 of 2,385
9Otsego County, NY688034.5$268K+3.8%#357 of 2,385
10Columbia County, NY676223.3$451K−2.1%#364 of 2,385
58Broome County, NY3232840.0$225K−1.2%#2,058 of 2,385

Other business types in Broome County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Broome County, NY?

Broome County has 328 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 52 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 98 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 7.7% from 2019. Official counts list 567 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Broome County, NY spend on personal care products and services?

About $73.7M a year, or $899 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 328 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $225K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 82,005 households in Broome County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Broome County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

Broome County has 40.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 15% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $225K, 6% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Broome County would have about 346, against 328 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 837 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Broome County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Broome County at 195,736 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 82,005 households. Median household income in Broome County is $62,616, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 19.9%, 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. Broome County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,058 of 2,385 scored counties.

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