Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in Cumberland County, PA
How Cumberland County, PA 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 46 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,420 of 2,385 scored counties
#33 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 529
- 84 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 215
- +21.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $112.4M
- On personal care products and services · $1,056 a household
- Spending per listing
- $212K
- In line with the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 49.7
- 5% above the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 277,270
- +6.5% since 2020
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What this means
At $1,056 per household (5% above the U.S. average), households in Cumberland County spend about $112.4M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $212K of household spending for each business on map listings, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K.
Cumberland County has 529 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 84 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 49.7 for every 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Cumberland County in 2023, up 21.5% from 2019. That is one for every 495 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 471 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 2 SBA-backed loans worth $45K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Cumberland County.
Population estimates put the population change in Cumberland County from 2020 to 2025 at +6.5%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Cumberland County is 46 (lower middle), #1,420 of 2,385 scored counties and #33 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Cumberland 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 | Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 49.7 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $212K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 495 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +21.5% | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +6.5% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,056 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $87,494 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 46 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 177 → 215+21.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,071
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $37.2M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 471Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 52984 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 529The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 2
- Amount
- $45K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 277,270+6.5% since 2020
- Households
- 106,427
- Median age
- 41.2
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 71%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 546 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 492
- Median household income
- $87,494+22.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $112,877
- Median home value
- $277,600
- Jobs located here
- 138,979
- Daytime population
- 287,576Residents 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 |
| 33Cumberland County, PA | 46 | 529 | 49.7 | $212K | +6.5% | #1,420 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Cumberland 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 spas46
- Hair salons47
- Barbershops71
- Nail salons50
- Spas and skin care59
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 Cumberland County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 529 salons, barbers and spas in Cumberland County. 84 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 215 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 21.5% from 2019. Official counts also show 471 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Cumberland County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $112.4M a year, or $1,056 per household. That is 5% above the U.S. average (an index of 105, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 529 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $212K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 106,427 households in Cumberland County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Cumberland County, PA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Cumberland County has 49.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 5% above the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $212K, in line with the U.S. figure of $213K. The count on map listings matches the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 495 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 21.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Cumberland County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Cumberland County at 277,270 people in 2025, up 6.5% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 106,427 households. The median household income in Cumberland County is $87,494 a year, 8% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 22.8% 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. Cumberland County scores 46 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,420 of 2,385 scored counties.
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