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Salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County, NY
How Clinton 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 53 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #990 of 2,385 scored counties
#31 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 118
- 23 chain locations (19%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- −22.7% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $31.3M
- On personal care products and services · $932 a household
- Spending per listing
- $265K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 35.2
- 25% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 78,138
- −2.0% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Clinton County spend about $31.3M a year on personal care products and services, or $932 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $265K of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Clinton County has 118 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 19% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 35.2 for every 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
In 2023, official counts showed 17 businesses with payroll in Clinton County classed as personal care services, down 22.7% from 2019. That is one for every 1,974 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 174 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Clinton County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Clinton County scores 53 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #990 of 2,385 scored counties and #31 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Clinton 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 | Clinton County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 35.2 | 46.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $265K | $228K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,974 | 506 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −22.7% | +0.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.0% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $932 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $71,224 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 53 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 17−22.7% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 83
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 174Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 11823 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 147The 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 78,138−2.0% since 2020
- Households
- 33,556
- Median age
- 42.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 69%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 1,038 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 76
- Median household income
- $71,224+26.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $91,254
- Median home value
- $180,600
- Jobs located here
- 30,059
- Daytime population
- 74,633Residents 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 |
| 31Clinton County, NY | 53 | 118 | 35.2 | $265K | −2.0% | #990 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Clinton 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 spas53
- Hair salons44
- Barbershops63
- Nail salons63
- Spas and skin care70
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 Clinton County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 118 salons, barbers and spas in Clinton County. 23 of them (19%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 22.7% from 2019. Another 174 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Clinton County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $31.3M a year, or $932 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 118 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $265K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 33,556 households in Clinton County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Clinton County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Clinton County has 35.2 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $265K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Clinton County would have about 147, against 118 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,974 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 22.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Clinton County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Clinton County at 78,138 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 33,556 households. The median household income in Clinton County is $71,224 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.4% 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. Clinton County scores 53 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #990 of 2,385 scored counties.
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