Beauty and personal care · County · Pennsylvania
Salons, barbers and spas in Union County, PA
How Union County, PA compares with other counties and the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 32 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #2,060 of 2,385 scored counties
#59 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania
- Listings
- 65
- 13 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- 29
- +31.8% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $14.1M
- On personal care products and services · $971 a household
- Spending per listing
- $217K
- 2% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 44.7
- 5% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 42,313
- −0.8% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas in Union County is 32 (lower middle), #2,060 of 2,385 scored counties and #59 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.
Households in Union County spend about $14.1M a year on personal care products and services, or $971 per household, 3% below the U.S. average. That is about $217K of household spending for each business on map listings, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K.
There are 65 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Union County as of September 2026. Of those, 13 are chain locations, or 20%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 44.7, 5% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Union County was 29 in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. That is one for every 502 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Since fiscal 2022, 4 SBA-backed loans worth $180K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Union County. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Union County declined 0.8%, against +3.1% for the U.S.
How Union 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 | Union County | Pennsylvania | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 44.7 | 40.3 | 47.2 |
| Spending per listing | $217K | $249K | $213K |
| Households per official establishment | 502 | 643 | 804 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +31.8% | +7.3% | +14.1% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | −0.8% | +0.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $971 | $1,004 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $76,404 | $77,971 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 32 | 45 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 22 → 29+31.8% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 98
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.1M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 62Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 6513 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 66The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 4
- Amount
- $180K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as personal care services in Union 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 Union County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 42,313−0.8% since 2020
- Households
- 14,546
- Median age
- 43.3
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 72%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.8
- Land area
- 316 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 134
- Median household income
- $76,404+28.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,832
- Median home value
- $240,100
- Jobs located here
- 16,844
- Daytime population
- 42,387Residents 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 |
| 59Union County, PA | 32 | 65 | 44.7 | $217K | −0.8% | #2,060 of 2,385 |
Other business types in Union 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 spas32
- Hair salons25
- Barbershops
- Nail salons
- Spas and skin care39
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 Union County, PA?
As of September 2026, map listings count 65 salons, barbers and spas in Union County. 13 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 29 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 31.8% from 2019. Official counts also show 62 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Union County, PA spend on personal care products and services?
About $14.1M a year, or $971 per household. That is 3% below the U.S. average (an index of 97, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 65 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $217K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 14,546 households in Union County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Union County, PA compare with the U.S. for salons, barbers and spas?
Union County has 44.7 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 5% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $217K, 2% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the U.S. ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Union County would have about 66, against 65 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 502 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 31.8% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.
How fast is Union County, PA growing?
Population estimates put Union County at 42,313 people in 2025, down 0.8% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 14,546 households. The median household income in Union County is $76,404 a year, 5% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 28.6% 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. Union County scores 32 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #2,060 of 2,385 scored counties.
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