Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in Blair County, PA
The salons, barbers and spas in Blair County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 24 out of 100: Low
Ranked #2,241 of 2,385 scored counties
#63 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 206
- 32 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 88
- +6.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $44.6M
- On personal care products and services · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $216K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.7
- 14% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 119,541
- −2.5% since 2020
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What this means
Blair County scores 24 (low) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #2,241 of 2,385 scored counties and #63 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
As of September 2026, map listings count 206 salons, barbers and spas in Blair County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 40.7 for every 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
At $882 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Blair County spend about $44.6M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $216K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 88 businesses with payroll in Blair County classed as personal care services, up 6.0% from 2019. That is one for every 575 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $30K has gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Blair County. Population estimates put the population change in Blair County from 2020 to 2025 at −2.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Blair County compares
The same measures for Pennsylvania 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 | Blair County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.7 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $216K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 575 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +6.0% | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −2.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $882 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,382 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 24 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 83 → 88+6.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 432
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $11.4M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 169Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 20632 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 210The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $30K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Blair 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 Blair County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 119,541−2.5% since 2020
- Households
- 50,558
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 525 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 231
- Median household income
- $62,382+26.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $82,561
- Median home value
- $161,100
- Jobs located here
- 57,420
- Daytime population
- 126,336Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Perry County, PA | 77 | 41 | 22.4 | $438K | +2.1% | #116 of 2,385 |
| 2Pike County, PA | 73 | 63 | 26.0 | $389K | +7.2% | #210 of 2,385 |
| 3Susquehanna County, PA | 72 | 33 | 21.3 | $438K | −0.3% | #224 of 2,385 |
| 4Adams County, PA | 71 | 115 | 28.2 | $360K | +3.6% | #257 of 2,385 |
| 5Carbon County, PA | 62 | 70 | 25.7 | $354K | +1.7% | #555 of 2,385 |
| 6Fulton County, PA | 61 | 15 | 23.7 | $380K | −0.6% | #595 of 2,385 |
| 7Chester County, PA | 61 | 838 | 40.9 | $314K | +4.2% | #607 of 2,385 |
| 8Wyoming County, PA | 57 | 27 | 24.7 | $379K | −0.9% | #770 of 2,385 |
| 9Juniata County, PA | 57 | 22 | 24.4 | $372K | −0.3% | #771 of 2,385 |
| 10Potter County, PA | 56 | 13 | 18.6 | $456K | −3.0% | #821 of 2,385 |
| 63Blair County, PA | 24 | 206 | 40.7 | $216K | −2.5% | #2,241 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Blair 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 spas24
- Hair salons19
- Barbershops30
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care47
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 Blair County, PA?
Blair County has 206 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 32 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 88 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 6.0% from 2019. Official counts list 169 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Blair County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $44.6M a year, or $882 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 206 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $216K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 50,558 households in Blair County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Blair County, PA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Blair County has 40.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 14% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $216K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Blair County would have about 210, against 206 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 575 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 6.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Blair County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Blair County at 119,541 people in 2025, down 2.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 50,558 households. Median household income in Blair County is $62,382, 23% below 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. Blair County scores 24 for salons, barbers and spas (low), #2,241 of 2,385 scored counties.
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