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Salons, barbers and spas in Franklin County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #308 of 2,385 scored counties
#6 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
43
9 chain locations (21%)
Official establishments
4
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$17.3M
On personal care products and services · $886 a household
Spending per listing
$402K
89% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
22.0
53% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,500
−1.6% 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

Household spending on personal care products and services in Franklin County comes to about $17.3M a year: $886 per household, 12% below the U.S. average. That is about $402K of household spending for each business on map listings, 89% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Franklin County has 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 9 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 22.0 per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Franklin County was 4 in 2023. That is one for every 4,879 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 124 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Franklin County declined 1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Franklin County has a Groundwork market score of 69 (upper middle): #308 of 2,385 scored counties and #6 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Franklin 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 Franklin County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureFranklin CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households22.046.847.2
Spending per listing$402K$228K$213K
Households per official establishment4,879506804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$886$1,070$1,005
Median household income$65,151$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6931

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
4 → 4
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$121K
One-person businesses, 2023
124Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
439 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
81The 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County

Population, 2025 estimate
46,500−1.6% since 2020
Households
19,514
Median age
42.2
Homes lived in by their owners
73%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,629 sq. mi.
People per square mile
29
Median household income
$65,151+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$80,125
Median home value
$145,400
Jobs located here
17,015
Daytime population
46,034Residents 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 Franklin 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

Other business types in Franklin County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 43 salons, barbers and spas in Franklin County. 9 of them (21%) 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 list 124 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $17.3M a year, or $886 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 43 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $402K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 19,514 households in Franklin County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Franklin County has 22.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 53% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $402K, 89% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Franklin County would have about 81, against 43 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 4,879 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Franklin County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Franklin County at 46,500 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 19,514 households. The median household income in Franklin County is $65,151 a year, 19% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 29.3% 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. Franklin County scores 69 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #308 of 2,385 scored counties.

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