Beauty and personal care · Small-town market · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in the Sunbury, PA area
The salons, barbers and spas in the Sunbury, PA area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other small-town markets.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 51 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #253 of 538 scored small-town markets
#4 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 147
- 16 chain locations (11%)
- Official establishments
- 31
- −8.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $40.8M
- On personal care products and services · $892 a household
- Spending per listing
- $278K
- 30% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 32.1
- 32% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 107,788
- −1.7% since 2020
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What this means
Map listings as of September 2026 show 147 salons, barbers and spas in the Sunbury area. Of those, 16 are chain locations, or 11%, against 15% across the U.S. That comes to 32.1 for every 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
Households in the Sunbury area spend about $40.8M a year on personal care products and services, or $892 per household, 11% below the U.S. average. That is about $278K of household spending for each business on map listings, 30% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
In 2023, official counts showed 31 businesses with payroll in the Sunbury area classed as personal care services, down 8.8% from 2019. That is one for every 1,476 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 241 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates show the Sunbury area declined 1.7% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For salons, barbers and spas, the Sunbury area has a Groundwork market score of 51 (upper middle): #253 of 538 scored small-town markets and #4 of 20 scored small-town markets based in Pennsylvania.
How the Sunbury 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.
| Measure | Sunbury area | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 32.1 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $278K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 1,476 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | −8.8% | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −1.7% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $892 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $62,262 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 51 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 31−8.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 92
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $2.5M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 241Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 14716 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 192The 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 Sunbury 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 Sunbury area
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 107,788−1.7% since 2020
- Households
- 45,748
- Median age
- 44.6
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 74%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 588 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 185
- Median household income
- $62,262
- Average household income
- $83,829
- Median home value
- $174,900
- Jobs located here
- 45,171
- Daytime population
- 106,101Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top small-town markets in Pennsylvania
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hemlock Farms, PA | 75 | 63 | 26.0 | $389K | +7.2% | #23 of 538 |
| 2Pottsville, PA | 56 | 180 | 31.0 | $291K | +1.5% | #197 of 538 |
| 3Huntingdon, PA | 55 | 39 | 23.9 | $375K | −2.4% | #208 of 538 |
| 4Sunbury, PA | 51 | 147 | 32.1 | $278K | −1.7% | #253 of 538 |
| 5Indiana, PA | 50 | 88 | 27.1 | $316K | −0.3% | #265 of 538 |
| 6Lewistown, PA | 50 | 55 | 29.7 | $289K | 0.0% | #266 of 538 |
| 7Oil City, PA | 48 | 46 | 21.5 | $396K | −2.0% | #297 of 538 |
| 8Lock Haven, PA | 48 | 50 | 32.4 | $269K | +1.3% | #298 of 538 |
| 9Sayre, PA | 46 | 83 | 33.7 | $266K | −0.6% | #321 of 538 |
| 10Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA | 45 | 99 | 37.6 | $235K | +2.3% | #330 of 538 |
Other business types in the Sunbury area
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 spas51
- Hair salons40
- Barbershops43
- Nail salons62
- Spas and skin care72
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 the Sunbury, PA area?
There are 147 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in the Sunbury area as of September 2026. 16 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 31 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 8.8% from 2019. Another 241 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.
How much do households in the Sunbury, PA area spend on personal care products and services?
About $40.8M a year, or $892 per household. That is 11% below the U.S. average (an index of 89, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 147 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $278K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,748 households in the Sunbury area and national spending patterns by income.
How does the Sunbury, PA area compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
The Sunbury area has 32.1 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 32% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $278K, 30% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, the Sunbury area would have about 192, against 147 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,476 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 8.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is the Sunbury, PA area growing?
Population estimates put the Sunbury area at 107,788 people in 2025, down 1.7% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,748 households. Median household income in the Sunbury area is $62,262, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734.
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 Sunbury area scores 51 for salons, barbers and spas (upper middle), #253 of 538 scored small-town markets.
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