Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in the Bradford, PA area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Bradford, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 36 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #429 of 538 scored small-town markets
#19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 53
- 11 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 21
- +5.0% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.2M
- On personal care products and services · $867 a household
- Spending per listing
- $268K
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.4
- 31% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 38,984
- −3.5% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Bradford area is 36 (lower middle), #429 of 538 scored small-town markets and #19 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of small-town markets.
Map listings as of September 2026 show 53 salons, barbers and spas in the Bradford area. 11 of them (21%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 32.4, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Bradford area spend about $14.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $867 per household, 14% below the U.S. average. That is about $268K of household spending for each business on map listings, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 21 businesses with payroll in the Bradford area classed as personal care services, up 5.0% from 2019. That is one for every 779 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $90K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in the Bradford area. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Bradford area declined 3.5%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How the Bradford area 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 | Bradford area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.4 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $268K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 779 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +5.0% | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $867 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,905 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 36 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 21+5.0% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 47
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $996K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 58Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 5311 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 67The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $90K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in the Bradford area, 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 the Bradford area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 38,984−3.5% since 2020
- Households
- 16,369
- Median age
- 44.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 78%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 980 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 41
- Median household income
- $62,905+29.3% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,484
- Median home value
- $104,500
- Jobs located here
- 13,613
- Daytime population
- 37,207Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 75 | 63 | 26.0 | $389K | +7.2% | #23 of 538 |
| 2Pottsville, PA | 56 | 180 | 31.0 | $291K | +1.5% | #197 of 538 |
| 3Huntingdon, PA | 55 | 39 | 23.9 | $375K | −2.4% | #208 of 538 |
| 4Sunbury, PA | 51 | 147 | 32.1 | $278K | −1.7% | #253 of 538 |
| 5Indiana, PA | 50 | 88 | 27.1 | $316K | −0.3% | #265 of 538 |
| 6Lewistown, PA | 50 | 55 | 29.7 | $289K | 0.0% | #266 of 538 |
| 7Oil City, PA | 48 | 46 | 21.5 | $396K | −2.0% | #297 of 538 |
| 8Lock Haven, PA | 48 | 50 | 32.4 | $269K | +1.3% | #298 of 538 |
| 9Sayre, PA | 46 | 83 | 33.7 | $266K | −0.6% | #321 of 538 |
| 10Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 45 | 99 | 37.6 | $235K | +2.3% | #330 of 538 |
| 19Bradford, PA | 36 | 53 | 32.4 | $268K | −3.5% | #429 of 538 |
Other business types in the Bradford area
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 salons32
- Barbershops40
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care46
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 the Bradford, PA area?
There are 53 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Bradford area as of September 2026. 11 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 21 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 5.0% from 2019. Official counts list 58 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in the Bradford, PA area spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.2M a year, or $867 per household. That is 14% below the U.S. average (an index of 86, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 53 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $268K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 16,369 households in the Bradford area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Bradford, PA area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Bradford area has 32.4 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 31% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $268K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Bradford area would have about 67, against 53 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 779 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 5.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Bradford, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Bradford area at 38,984 people in 2025, down 3.5% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 16,369 households. Median household income in the Bradford area is $62,905, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 29.3%, 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. A small-town market is a town of 10,000 to 50,000 people and the county or counties tied to it by commuting. 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. The Bradford area scores 36 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #429 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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