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Salons, barbers and spas in the Glens Falls, NY metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in the Glens Falls, NY metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #72 of 387 scored metro areas
#3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York

Listings
194
22 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
44
−2.2% since 2019
Household spending a year
$52.8M
On personal care products and services · $968 a household
Spending per listing
$272K
28% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
35.5
25% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
124,373
−1.9% 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 the Glens Falls metro area comes to about $52.8M a year: $968 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That works out to $272K per business, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 194 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Glens Falls metro area as of September 2026. Of those, 22 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 35.5, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in the Glens Falls metro area was 44 in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. That is one for every 1,241 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 359 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 5 SBA-backed loans worth $597K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Glens Falls metro area.

Population estimates show the Glens Falls metro area declined 1.9% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, the Glens Falls metro area has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #72 of 387 scored metro areas and #3 of 13 scored metro areas based in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Glens Falls metro area 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 Glens Falls, NY metro area compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureGlens Falls metro areaNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households35.546.847.2
Spending per listing$272K$228K$213K
Households per official establishment1,241506804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−2.2%+0.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.9%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$968$1,070$1,005
Median household income$75,836$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6131

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
44−2.2% over the period
Employees, 2023
170
Annual payroll, 2023
$4.2M
One-person businesses, 2023
359Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
19422 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
248The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
5
Amount
$597K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Glens Falls metro area, 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 the Glens Falls metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
124,373−1.9% since 2020
Households
54,602
Median age
46.3
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
1,698 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$75,836+27.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$98,103
Median home value
$232,500
Jobs located here
49,038
Daytime population
117,382Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across New York

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New York for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New York, with the Glens Falls metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New York

Metro areas in New York ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Ithaca, NY7213030.0$329K−1.4%#14 of 387
2Kingston, NY6925334.1$309K+1.1%#29 of 387
3Glens Falls, NY6119435.5$272K−1.9%#72 of 387
4Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY591,62742.5$248K+1.9%#93 of 387
5Watertown-Fort Drum, NY5615833.2$272K−3.9%#126 of 387
6Utica-Rome, NY5544236.5$253K−2.0%#138 of 387
7Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY491,27550.0$224K+3.0%#206 of 387
8Syracuse, NY481,06839.4$248K−1.3%#213 of 387
9Elmira, NY4812836.3$246K−3.9%#214 of 387
10Binghamton, NY4737937.0$246K−1.3%#223 of 387

Other business types in the Glens Falls metro area

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Glens Falls, NY metro area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 194 salons, barbers and spas in the Glens Falls metro area. 22 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 44 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 2.2% from 2019. Official counts list 359 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in the Glens Falls, NY metro area spend on personal care products and services?

About $52.8M a year, or $968 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 194 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $272K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 54,602 households in the Glens Falls metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Glens Falls, NY metro area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Glens Falls metro area has 35.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 25% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $272K, 28% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Glens Falls metro area would have about 248, against 194 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,241 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 2.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Glens Falls, NY metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Glens Falls metro area at 124,373 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 54,602 households. The median household income in the Glens Falls metro area is $75,836 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.7% 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. The Glens Falls metro area scores 61 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #72 of 387 scored metro areas.

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