Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in Delaware County, PA
The salons, barbers and spas in Delaware County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,261 of 2,385 scored counties
#26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 888
- 120 chain locations (14%)
- Official establishments
- 400
- +3.4% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $237.5M
- On personal care products and services · $1,095 a household
- Spending per listing
- $267K
- 26% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 40.9
- 13% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 580,937
- +0.8% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on personal care products and services in Delaware County comes to about $237.5M a year: $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $267K per business, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Delaware County has 888 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. 120 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 40.9, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Delaware County was 400 in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. That is one for every 542 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts list 1,561 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 24 SBA-backed loans worth $9.7M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Delaware County.
Population estimates put the population change in Delaware County from 2020 to 2025 at +0.8%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For salons, barbers and spas, Delaware County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,261 of 2,385 scored counties and #26 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Delaware 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 | Delaware County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 40.9 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $267K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 542 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +3.4% | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +0.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,095 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $89,546 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 387 → 400+3.4% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 2,667
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $72.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 1,561Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 888120 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 1,116The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 24
- Amount
- $9.7M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Delaware 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 Delaware County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 580,937+0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 216,946
- Median age
- 40.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 70%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 184 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 3,151
- Median household income
- $89,546+20.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $128,494
- Median home value
- $332,200
- Jobs located here
- 228,791
- Daytime population
- 526,642Residents 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 |
| 26Delaware County, PA | 48 | 888 | 40.9 | $267K | +0.8% | #1,261 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Delaware 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 spas48
- Hair salons54
- Barbershops54
- Nail salons36
- Spas and skin care66
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 Delaware County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 888 salons, barbers and spas in Delaware County. 120 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 400 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 3.4% from 2019. Official counts also show 1,561 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Delaware County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $237.5M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 888 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $267K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 216,946 households in Delaware County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Delaware County, PA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Delaware County has 40.9 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 13% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $267K, 26% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Delaware County would have about 1,116, against 888 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 542 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 3.4% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Delaware County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Delaware County at 580,937 people in 2025, up 0.8% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 216,946 households. The median household income in Delaware County is $89,546 a year, 11% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.2% 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. Delaware County scores 48 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,261 of 2,385 scored counties.
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