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Salons, barbers and spas in Onondaga County, NY
How Onondaga 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 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,899 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 61 scored counties in New York
- Listings
- 860
- 125 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 268
- −1.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $195.5M
- On personal care products and services · $989 a household
- Spending per listing
- $227K
- 7% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 43.5
- 8% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 466,584
- −1.9% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Onondaga County is 36 (lower middle), #1,899 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 860 salons, barbers and spas in Onondaga County. 125 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 43.5 per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Onondaga County spend about $195.5M a year on personal care products and services, or $989 per household, 2% below the U.S. average. That works out to $227K per business, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 268 businesses with payroll in Onondaga County classed as personal care services, down 1.5% from 2019. That is one for every 738 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 8 SBA-backed loans worth $626K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Onondaga County. Population estimates put the population change in Onondaga County from 2020 to 2025 at −1.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Onondaga 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 | Onondaga County | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 43.5 | 46.8 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $227K | $228K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 738 | 506 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.5% | +0.4% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.9% | −0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $989 | $1,070 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,945 | $85,974 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 31 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 272 → 268−1.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 998
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $27.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,711Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 860125 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 919The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 8
- Amount
- $626K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Onondaga 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 Onondaga County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 466,584−1.9% since 2020
- Households
- 197,760
- Median age
- 40.9
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 66%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.5
- Land area
- 778 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 605
- Median household income
- $76,945+25.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $102,088
- Median home value
- $200,200
- Jobs located here
- 255,873
- Daytime population
- 512,646Residents 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 |
| 54Onondaga County, NY | 36 | 860 | 43.5 | $227K | −1.9% | #1,899 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Onondaga 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 spas36
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops52
- Nail salons37
- Spas and skin care43
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 Onondaga County, NY?
There are 860 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Onondaga County as of September 2026. 125 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 268 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 1.5% from 2019. Another 1,711 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Onondaga County, NY spend on personal care products and services?
About $195.5M a year, or $989 per household. That is 2% below the U.S. average (an index of 98, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 860 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $227K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 197,760 households in Onondaga County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Onondaga County, NY compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Onondaga County has 43.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 8% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $227K, 7% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Onondaga County would have about 919, against 860 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 738 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Onondaga County, NY growing?
Population estimates put Onondaga County at 466,584 people in 2025, down 1.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 197,760 households. Median household income in Onondaga County is $76,945, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 25.4%, 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. Onondaga County scores 36 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,899 of 2,385 scored counties.
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