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Salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County, PA

The salons, barbers and spas in Monroe 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 #1,943 of 2,385 scored counties
#54 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
276
47 chain locations (17%)
Official establishments
113
+13.0% since 2019
Household spending a year
$61.7M
On personal care products and services · $1,008 a household
Spending per listing
$224K
5% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
45.1
4% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
167,179
−0.7% since 2020

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What this means

For salons, barbers and spas, Monroe County has a Groundwork market score of 35 (lower middle): #1,943 of 2,385 scored counties and #54 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Monroe County comes to about $61.7M a year: $1,008 per household, in line with the U.S. average. That works out to $224K per business, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

Monroe County has 276 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 47 are chain locations, or 17%, against 15% across the U.S. That is 45.1 per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Monroe County was 113 in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. That is one for every 542 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 6 SBA-backed loans worth $660K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Monroe County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Monroe County declined 0.7%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Monroe 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.

Salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureMonroe CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households45.140.347.2
Spending per listing$224K$249K$213K
Households per official establishment542643804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+13.0%+7.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.7%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$1,008$1,004$1,005
Median household income$83,565$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score3545

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
100 → 113+13.0% over the period
Employees, 2023
450
Annual payroll, 2023
$10.8M
One-person businesses, 2023
359Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
27647 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
290The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
6
Amount
$660K

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Monroe 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 Monroe County

Population, 2025 estimate
167,179−0.7% since 2020
Households
61,212
Median age
44.0
Homes lived in by their owners
80%
Vehicles per household
1.9
Land area
608 sq. mi.
People per square mile
275
Median household income
$83,565+30.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$102,906
Median home value
$267,600
Jobs located here
50,869
Daytime population
150,408Residents 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 counties in Pennsylvania for salons, barbers and spas, numbered among those based in Pennsylvania, with Monroe County marked.

Top counties in Pennsylvania

Counties in Pennsylvania ranked for salons, barbers and spas by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Perry County, PA774122.4$438K+2.1%#116 of 2,385
2Pike County, PA736326.0$389K+7.2%#210 of 2,385
3Susquehanna County, PA723321.3$438K−0.3%#224 of 2,385
4Adams County, PA7111528.2$360K+3.6%#257 of 2,385
5Carbon County, PA627025.7$354K+1.7%#555 of 2,385
6Fulton County, PA611523.7$380K−0.6%#595 of 2,385
7Chester County, PA6183840.9$314K+4.2%#607 of 2,385
8Wyoming County, PA572724.7$379K−0.9%#770 of 2,385
9Juniata County, PA572224.4$372K−0.3%#771 of 2,385
10Potter County, PA561318.6$456K−3.0%#821 of 2,385
54Monroe County, PA3527645.1$224K−0.7%#1,943 of 2,385

Other business types in Monroe County

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

Questions

How many salons, barbers and spas are in Monroe County, PA?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 276 salons, barbers and spas in Monroe County. 47 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 113 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 13.0% from 2019. Official counts list 359 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Monroe County, PA spend on personal care products and services?

About $61.7M a year, or $1,008 per household. That is in line with the U.S. average (an index of 100, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 276 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $224K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 61,212 households in Monroe County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Monroe County has 45.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 4% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $224K, 5% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Monroe County would have about 290, against 276 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 13.0% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Monroe County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Monroe County at 167,179 people in 2025, down 0.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 61,212 households. The median household income in Monroe County is $83,565 a year, 4% above the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 30.7% 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. Monroe County scores 35 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,943 of 2,385 scored counties.

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