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Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania

Salons, barbers and spas in the Lewistown, PA area

The salons, barbers and spas in the Lewistown, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 50 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #266 of 538 scored small-town markets
#6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania

Listings
55
9 chain locations (16%)
Official establishments
16
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$15.9M
On personal care products and services · $858 a household
Spending per listing
$289K
36% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
29.7
37% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
46,127
0.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

At $858 per household (15% below the U.S. average), households in the Lewistown area spend about $15.9M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $289K per business, 36% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

There are 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Lewistown area as of September 2026. Of those, 9 are chain locations, or 16%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 29.7, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

In 2023, official counts showed 16 businesses with payroll in the Lewistown area classed as personal care services. That is one for every 1,157 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 79 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates put the population change in the Lewistown area from 2020 to 2025 at 0.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in the Lewistown area is 50 (upper middle), #266 of 538 scored small-town markets and #6 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.

How the Lewistown 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Lewistown, PA area compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureLewistown areaPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households29.740.347.2
Spending per listing$289K$249K$213K
Households per official establishment1,157643804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+7.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–20250.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$858$1,004$1,005
Median household income$63,953$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score5045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
16
Employees, 2023
54
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.4M
One-person businesses, 2023
79Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
559 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
75The 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 the Lewistown 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 Lewistown area

Population, 2025 estimate
46,1270.0% since 2020
Households
18,510
Median age
43.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
411 sq. mi.
People per square mile
112
Median household income
$63,953+27.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,786
Median home value
$156,700
Jobs located here
16,013
Daytime population
41,059Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Salons, barbers and spas across Pennsylvania

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The highest-scoring small-town markets in Pennsylvania for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with the Lewistown area marked.

Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania

Small-town markets in Pennsylvania ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Hemlock Farms, PA756326.0$389K+7.2%#23 of 538
2Pottsville, PA5618031.0$291K+1.5%#197 of 538
3Huntingdon, PA553923.9$375K−2.4%#208 of 538
4Sunbury, PA5114732.1$278K−1.7%#253 of 538
5Indiana, PA508827.1$316K−0.3%#265 of 538
6Lewistown, PA505529.7$289K0.0%#266 of 538
7Oil City, PA484621.5$396K−2.0%#297 of 538
8Lock Haven, PA485032.4$269K+1.3%#298 of 538
9Sayre, PA468333.7$266K−0.6%#321 of 538
10Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA459937.6$235K+2.3%#330 of 538

Other business types in the Lewistown area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in the Lewistown, PA area?

As of September 2026, map listings count 55 salons, barbers and spas in the Lewistown area. 9 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 16 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023. Another 79 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

How much do households in the Lewistown, PA area spend on personal care products and services?

About $15.9M a year, or $858 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 55 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $289K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 18,510 households in the Lewistown area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Lewistown, PA area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?

The Lewistown area has 29.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 37% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $289K, 36% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Lewistown area would have about 75, against 55 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,157 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S.

How fast is the Lewistown, PA area growing?

Population estimates put the Lewistown area at 46,127 people in 2025, unchanged since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 18,510 households. The median household income in the Lewistown area is $63,953 a year, 21% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 27.4% 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. 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 Lewistown area scores 50 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #266 of 538 scored small-town markets.

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