Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Salons, barbers and spas in Chenango County, NY
How Chenango County, NY compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 66 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #408 of 2,385 scored counties
#11 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 45
- 17 chain locations (38%)
- Official establishments
- 4
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $17.4M
- On personal care products and services · $874 a household
- Spending per listing
- $386K
- 82% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 22.6
- 52% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 45,715
- −2.9% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Chenango County comes to about $17.4M a year: $874 per household, 13% below the U.S. average. That is about $386K of household spending for each business on map listings, 82% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 45 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Chenango County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 38% of them, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 22.6, 52% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Chenango County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,973 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 93 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Chenango County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Chenango County has a Groundwork market score of 66 (upper middle): #408 of 2,385 scored counties and #11 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Chenango 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 | Chenango County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 22.6 | 46.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $386K | $228K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 4,973 | 506 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $874 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,948 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 66 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 4
- Employees, 2023
- 10
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $295K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 93Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 4517 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 82The 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 Chenango 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 Chenango County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 45,715−2.9% since 2020
- Households
- 19,890
- Median age
- 45.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 75%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 893 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 52
- Median household income
- $62,948+21.1% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $78,321
- Median home value
- $137,900
- Jobs located here
- 17,111
- Daytime population
- 43,231Residents 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 |
| 11Chenango County, NY | 66 | 45 | 22.6 | $386K | −2.9% | #408 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Chenango 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 spas66
- Hair salons59
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons55
- Spas and skin care
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 Chenango County, NY?
As of September 2026, map listings count 45 salons, barbers and spas in Chenango County. 17 of them (38%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 4 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 93 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Chenango County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $17.4M a year, or $874 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 45 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $386K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,890 households in Chenango County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Chenango County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Chenango County has 22.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 52% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $386K, 82% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Chenango County would have about 82, against 45 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,973 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Chenango County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Chenango County at 45,715 people in 2025, down 2.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,890 households. The median household income in Chenango County is $62,948 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.1% 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. Chenango County scores 66 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #408 of 2,385 scored counties.
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