Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in Erie County, PA
The salons, barbers and spas in Erie County, PA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 35 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,934 of 2,385 scored counties
#52 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 381
- 81 chain locations (21%)
- Official establishments
- 165
- −1.2% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $99.2M
- On personal care products and services · $897 a household
- Spending per listing
- $260K
- 22% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 34.5
- 27% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 265,832
- −1.8% since 2020
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What this means
Erie County scores 35 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,934 of 2,385 scored counties and #52 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Erie County comes to about $99.2M a year: $897 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $260K of household spending for each business on map listings, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
Erie County has 381 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 81 are chain locations, or 21%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 34.5 per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Erie County in 2023, down 1.2% from 2019. That is one for every 670 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $1.1M have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Erie County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Erie County declined 1.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Erie 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 | Erie County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 34.5 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $260K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 670 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −1.2% | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $897 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $63,354 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 35 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 167 → 165−1.2% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 732
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $19.9M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 508Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 38181 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 466The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 7
- Amount
- $1.1M
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Erie 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 Erie County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 265,832−1.8% since 2020
- Households
- 110,587
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 68%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.6
- Land area
- 799 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 337
- Median household income
- $63,354+23.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $85,573
- Median home value
- $177,000
- Jobs located here
- 120,819
- Daytime population
- 270,477Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Pennsylvania market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Pennsylvania for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Erie County marked.
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 |
| 52Erie County, PA | 35 | 381 | 34.5 | $260K | −1.8% | #1,934 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Erie 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 spas35
- Hair salons30
- Barbershops56
- Nail salons54
- Spas and skin care56
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 Erie County, PA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 381 salons, barbers and spas in Erie County. 81 of them (21%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 165 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 1.2% from 2019. Official counts also show 508 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Erie County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $99.2M a year, or $897 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 381 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $260K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 110,587 households in Erie County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Erie County, PA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Erie County has 34.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 27% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $260K, 22% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Erie County would have about 466, against 381 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 670 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 1.2% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Erie County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Erie County at 265,832 people in 2025, down 1.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 110,587 households. The median household income in Erie County is $63,354 a year, 22% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 23.0% 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. Erie County scores 35 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,934 of 2,385 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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