Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in Potter County, PA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Potter County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 56 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #821 of 2,385 scored counties
#10 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 13
- 1 chain location (8%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $5.9M
- On personal care products and services · $848 a household
- Spending per listing
- $456K
- 2.1 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 18.6
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 15,897
- −3.0% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 13 salons, barbers and spas in Potter County. One of them (8%) is a chain location, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 18.6, 61% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in Potter County spend about $5.9M a year on personal care products and services, or $848 per household, 16% below the U.S. average. Spread across 13 salons, barbers and spas, that is $456K per business, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K.
There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Potter County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts also show 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Potter County from 2020 to 2025 at −3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Potter County is 56 (upper middle), #821 of 2,385 scored counties and #10 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.
How Potter 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 | Potter County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 18.6 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $456K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −3.0% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $848 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $59,020 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 56 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 39Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 131 chain location
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 28The 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 Potter 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 Potter County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 15,897−3.0% since 2020
- Households
- 6,992
- Median age
- 47.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 1,081 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 15
- Median household income
- $59,020+30.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $75,370
- Median home value
- $153,100
- Jobs located here
- 4,811
- Daytime population
- 15,326Residents 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 |
Other business types in Potter 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 spas56
- Hair salons46
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care
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 Potter County, PA?
Potter County has 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings as of September 2026. One of them (8%) is a chain location. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. No official count is published for personal care services in Potter County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 39 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Potter County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $5.9M a year, or $848 per household. That is 16% below the U.S. average (an index of 84, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 13 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $456K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 6,992 households in Potter County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Potter County, PA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Potter County has 18.6 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $456K, 2.1 times the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Potter County would have about 28, against 13 on map listings.
How fast is Potter County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Potter County at 15,897 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 6,992 households. Median household income in Potter County is $59,020, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 30.0%, 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. Potter County scores 56 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #821 of 2,385 scored counties.
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