Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Salons, barbers and spas in Chautauqua County, NY
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Chautauqua County, NY, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 49 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,209 of 2,385 scored counties
#39 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 164
- 40 chain locations (24%)
- Official establishments
- 28
- −22.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $45.3M
- On personal care products and services · $849 a household
- Spending per listing
- $276K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.7
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 124,126
- −2.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $849 per household (16% below the U.S. average), households in Chautauqua County spend about $45.3M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $276K per business, 30% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 164 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Chautauqua County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 24% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 30.7 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Chautauqua County in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 335 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $101K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Chautauqua County.
Population estimates put the population change in Chautauqua County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Chautauqua County has a Groundwork market score of 49 (lower middle): #1,209 of 2,385 scored counties and #39 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Chautauqua 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 | Chautauqua County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.7 | 46.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $276K | $228K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,907 | 506 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.2% | +0.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.6% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $849 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $58,351 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 49 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 36 → 28−22.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 140
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 335Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 16440 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 213The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $101K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Chautauqua 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 Chautauqua County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 124,126−2.6% since 2020
- Households
- 53,393
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 1,060 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 118
- Median household income
- $58,351+24.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $76,000
- Median home value
- $127,900
- Jobs located here
- 44,855
- Daytime population
- 120,603Residents 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 |
| 39Chautauqua County, NY | 49 | 164 | 30.7 | $276K | −2.6% | #1,209 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Chautauqua 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 spas49
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops46
- Nail salons52
- Spas and skin care50
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 Chautauqua County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 164 salons, barbers and spas in Chautauqua County. 40 of them (24%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 28 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 22.2% from 2019. Another 335 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Chautauqua County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $45.3M a year, or $849 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 164 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $276K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 53,393 households in Chautauqua County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chautauqua County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Chautauqua County has 30.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $276K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Chautauqua County would have about 213, against 164 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,907 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Chautauqua County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chautauqua County at 124,126 people in 2025, down 2.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 53,393 households. The median household income in Chautauqua County is $58,351 a year, 28% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.6% 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. Chautauqua County scores 49 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,209 of 2,385 scored counties.
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