Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in Elk County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Elk County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 38 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,802 of 2,385 scored counties
#46 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 41
- 5 chain locations (12%)
- Official establishments
- 17
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $11.7M
- On personal care products and services · $878 a household
- Spending per listing
- $285K
- 34% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 30.8
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 29,926
- −3.3% since 2020
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What this means
Elk County scores 38 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,802 of 2,385 scored counties and #46 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
At $878 per household (13% below the U.S. average), households in Elk County spend about $11.7M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 41 salons, barbers and spas, that is $285K per business, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 41 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Elk County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 12% of them, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 30.8 for every 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Elk County was 17 in 2023. That is one for every 784 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Elk County declined 3.3%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Elk 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 | Elk County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 30.8 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $285K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 784 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.3% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $878 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $66,380 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 38 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 18 → 17
- Employees, 2023
- 45
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $1.3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 55Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 415 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 55The 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 Elk 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 Elk County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 29,926−3.3% since 2020
- Households
- 13,325
- Median age
- 47.8
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 827 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 37
- Median household income
- $66,380+24.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $81,773
- Median home value
- $133,600
- Jobs located here
- 12,876
- Daytime population
- 29,443Residents 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 |
| 46Elk County, PA | 38 | 41 | 30.8 | $285K | −3.3% | #1,802 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Elk 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 spas38
- Hair salons20
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care57
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 Elk County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 salons, barbers and spas in Elk County. 5 of them (12%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 17 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 55 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in Elk County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $11.7M a year, or $878 per household. That is 13% below the U.S. average (an index of 87, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $285K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 13,325 households in Elk County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Elk County, PA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Elk County has 30.8 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $285K, 34% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Elk County would have about 55, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 784 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.
How fast is Elk County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Elk County at 29,926 people in 2025, down 3.3% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 13,325 households. The median household income in Elk County is $66,380 a year, 18% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 24.2% 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. Elk County scores 38 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,802 of 2,385 scored counties.
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