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Salons, barbers and spas in Schoharie County, NY

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

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 68 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #340 of 2,385 scored counties
#7 of 61 scored counties in New York

Listings
36
8 chain locations (22%)
Official establishments
6
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$12M
On personal care products and services · $933 a household
Spending per listing
$333K
57% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
28.0
41% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
30,176
+1.4% 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

Households in Schoharie County spend about $12M a year on personal care products and services, or $933 per household, 7% below the U.S. average. That is about $333K of household spending for each business on map listings, 57% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Schoharie County has 36 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 8 are chain locations, or 22%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 28.0 per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Schoharie County was 6 in 2023. That is one for every 2,144 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Schoharie County grew 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). Schoharie County scores 68 (upper middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #340 of 2,385 scored counties and #7 of 61 scored counties in New York. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.

How Schoharie 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 Schoharie County, NY compared with New York and the U.S.
MeasureSchoharie CountyNew YorkU.S.
Listings per 10k households28.046.847.2
Spending per listing$333K$228K$213K
Households per official establishment2,144506804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+0.4%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025+1.4%−0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$933$1,070$1,005
Median household income$70,133$85,974$80,734
Groundwork market score6831

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
7 → 6
Employees, 2023
9
Annual payroll, 2023
$336K
One-person businesses, 2023
78Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
368 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
56The 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 Schoharie 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 Schoharie County

Population, 2025 estimate
30,176+1.4% since 2020
Households
12,861
Median age
46.7
Homes lived in by their owners
76%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
622 sq. mi.
People per square mile
48
Median household income
$70,133+21.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$90,591
Median home value
$192,500
Jobs located here
7,692
Daytime population
26,987Residents 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 Schoharie 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

Other business types in Schoharie County

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

Questions

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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 36 salons, barbers and spas in Schoharie County. 8 of them (22%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 6 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Official counts also show 78 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $12M a year, or $933 per household. That is 7% below the U.S. average (an index of 93, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 36 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $333K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 12,861 households in Schoharie County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Schoharie County has 28.0 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 41% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $333K, 57% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Schoharie County would have about 56, against 36 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 2,144 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is Schoharie County, NY growing?

Population estimates put Schoharie County at 30,176 people in 2025, up 1.4% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 12,861 households. The median household income in Schoharie County is $70,133 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.5% 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. Schoharie County scores 68 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #340 of 2,385 scored counties.

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