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Salons, barbers and spas in Ontario County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #1,045 of 2,385 scored counties
#33 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
186
34 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
49
+19.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$49.2M
On personal care products and services · $1,018 a household
Spending per listing
$264K
24% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
38.5
18% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
113,130
+0.6% 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

As of September 2026, map listings count 186 salons, barbers and spas in Ontario County. 34 of them (18%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 38.5 for every 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Ontario County spend about $49.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,018 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $264K per business, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 49 businesses with payroll in Ontario County classed as personal care services, up 19.5% from 2019. That is one for every 986 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 311 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $623K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Ontario County.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Ontario County grew 0.6%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Ontario County scores 52 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,045 of 2,385 scored counties and #33 of 61 scored counties in New York.

How Ontario 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 Ontario County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureOntario CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households38.546.847.2
Spending per listing$264K$228K$213K
Households per official establishment986506804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.5%+0.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+0.6%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,018$1,070$1,005
Median household income$82,324$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score5231

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
41 → 49+19.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
300
Annual payroll, 2023
$9M
One-person businesses, 2023
311Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
18634 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
231The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$623K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Ontario 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 Ontario County

Population, 2025 estimate
113,130+0.6% since 2020
Households
48,311
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
74%
Vehicles per household
1.7
Land area
644 sq. mi.
People per square mile
175
Median household income
$82,324+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$108,042
Median home value
$222,900
Jobs located here
52,273
Daytime population
111,555Residents 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 Ontario 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
33Ontario County, NY5218638.5$264K+0.6%#1,045 of 2,385

Other business types in Ontario County

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

Questions

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

Ontario County has 186 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 34 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 49 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 19.5% from 2019. Another 311 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $49.2M a year, or $1,018 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 101, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 186 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $264K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 48,311 households in Ontario County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Ontario County has 38.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 18% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $264K, 24% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Ontario County would have about 231, against 186 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 986 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Ontario County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Ontario County at 113,130 people in 2025, up 0.6% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 48,311 households. Median household income in Ontario County is $82,324, 2% above the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 26.8%, 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. Ontario County scores 52 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #1,045 of 2,385 scored counties.

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