Beauty and personal care · County · New York
Salons, barbers and spas in Livingston County, NY
The salons, barbers and spas in Livingston County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,097 of 2,385 scored counties
#35 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 88
- 14 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $23.4M
- On personal care products and services · $955 a household
- Spending per listing
- $266K
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 36.0
- 24% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,438
- −0.2% since 2020
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What this means
Households in Livingston County spend about $23.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $955 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Spread across 88 salons, barbers and spas, that is $266K per business, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Livingston County has 88 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 36.0 for every 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Livingston County was 21 in 2023. That is one for every 1,165 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 135 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $140K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Livingston County.
Population estimates put the population change in Livingston County from 2020 to 2025 at −0.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Livingston County is 51 (upper middle), #1,097 of 2,385 scored counties and #35 of 61 scored counties in New York.
How Livingston 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 | Livingston County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 36.0 | 46.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $266K | $228K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,165 | 506 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +0.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.2% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $955 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $74,001 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 19 → 21
- Employees, 2023
- 58
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 135Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 8814 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 110The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $140K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Livingston 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 Livingston County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,438−0.2% since 2020
- Households
- 24,473
- Median age
- 42.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 76%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 632 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 97
- Median household income
- $74,001+24.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $93,240
- Median home value
- $174,600
- Jobs located here
- 19,459
- Daytime population
- 52,677Residents 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 |
| 35Livingston County, NY | 51 | 88 | 36.0 | $266K | −0.2% | #1,097 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Livingston 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 spas51
- Hair salons56
- Barbershops47
- Nail salons45
- Spas and skin care61
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 Livingston County, NY?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 88 salons, barbers and spas in Livingston County. 14 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 135 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Livingston County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $23.4M a year, or $955 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 88 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $266K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,473 households in Livingston County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Livingston County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Livingston County has 36.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 24% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $266K, 25% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Livingston County would have about 110, against 88 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,165 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Livingston County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Livingston County at 61,438 people in 2025, down 0.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 24,473 households. The median household income in Livingston County is $74,001 a year, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.4% 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. Livingston County scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,097 of 2,385 scored counties.
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