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Salons, barbers and spas in Madison County, NY

The salons, barbers and spas in Madison County, NY, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 60 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #633 of 2,385 scored counties
#21 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
65
12 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
22
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$25.5M
On personal care products and services · $972 a household
Spending per listing
$393K
85% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
24.8
47% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,120
−1.2% 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 Madison County comes to about $25.5M a year: $972 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $393K of household spending for each business on map listings, 85% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 65 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Madison County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 18% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That is 24.8 per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 22 businesses with payroll in Madison County classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,193 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 155 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Madison County declined 1.2%, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, Madison County has a Groundwork market score of 60 (upper middle): #633 of 2,385 scored counties and #21 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Madison 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 Madison County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureMadison CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households24.846.847.2
Spending per listing$393K$228K$213K
Households per official establishment1,193506804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.2%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$972$1,070$1,005
Median household income$75,499$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6031

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
13 → 22
Employees, 2023
67
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
155Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
6512 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
120The 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 Madison 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 Madison County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,120−1.2% since 2020
Households
26,252
Median age
42.6
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
655 sq. mi.
People per square mile
103
Median household income
$75,499+22.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,121
Median home value
$184,600
Jobs located here
21,340
Daytime population
58,101Residents 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 counties in New York for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in New York, with Madison 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
21Madison County, NY606524.8$393K−1.2%#633 of 2,385

Other business types in Madison County

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

Questions

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

As of September 2026, map listings count 65 salons, barbers and spas in Madison County. 12 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 22 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts list 155 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $25.5M a year, or $972 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $393K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,252 households in Madison County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Madison County has 24.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 47% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $393K, 85% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Madison County would have about 120, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,193 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Madison County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Madison County at 67,120 people in 2025, down 1.2% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,252 households. The median household income in Madison County is $75,499 a year, 6% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.5% 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. Madison County scores 60 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #633 of 2,385 scored counties.

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How the score works · Top markets for salons, barbers and spas · All 56 business types in Madison County

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