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Salons, barbers and spas in Cayuga County, NY

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Cayuga County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 57 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #790 of 2,385 scored counties
#26 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
102
23 chain locations (23%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$28.8M
On personal care products and services · $915 a household
Spending per listing
$283K
33% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
32.4
31% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
74,365
−2.3% 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

At $915 per household (9% below the U.S. average), households in Cayuga County spend about $28.8M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 102 salons, barbers and spas, that is $283K per business, 33% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Cayuga County has 102 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 23% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 32.4 for every 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Cayuga County in 2023. That is one for every 2,252 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 240 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $10K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Cayuga County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Cayuga County declined 2.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Cayuga County is 57 (upper middle), #790 of 2,385 scored counties and #26 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Cayuga 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 Cayuga County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureCayuga CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households32.446.847.2
Spending per listing$283K$228K$213K
Households per official establishment2,252506804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.3%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$915$1,070$1,005
Median household income$67,904$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5731

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
8 → 14
Employees, 2023
108
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
240Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
10223 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
136The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
1
Amount
$10K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
74,365−2.3% since 2020
Households
31,524
Median age
44.5
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
692 sq. mi.
People per square mile
109
Median household income
$67,904+16.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,583
Median home value
$171,000
Jobs located here
25,171
Daytime population
65,706Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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The highest-scoring counties in New York for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New York, with Cayuga 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
26Cayuga County, NY5710232.4$283K−2.3%#790 of 2,385

Other business types in Cayuga County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 102 salons, barbers and spas in Cayuga County. 23 of them (23%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 240 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $28.8M a year, or $915 per household. That is 9% below the U.S. average (an index of 91, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 102 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $283K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 31,524 households in Cayuga County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Cayuga County has 32.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $283K, 33% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Cayuga County would have about 136, against 102 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,252 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Cayuga County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Cayuga County at 74,365 people in 2025, down 2.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 31,524 households. The median household income in Cayuga County is $67,904 a year, 16% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 16.3% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Cayuga County scores 57 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #790 of 2,385 scored counties.

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