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Salons, barbers and spas in Venango County, PA

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for salons, barbers and spas in Venango County, PA, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 47 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,307 of 2,385 scored counties
#28 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
46
5 chain locations (11%)
Official establishments
24
−7.7% since 2019
Household spending a year
$18.2M
On personal care products and services · $851 a household
Spending per listing
$396K
86% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
21.5
54% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
49,346
−2.0% 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

Map listings as of September 2026 show 46 salons, barbers and spas in Venango County. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations, against 15% across the U.S. That is 21.5 per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Household spending on personal care products and services in Venango County comes to about $18.2M a year: $851 per household, 15% below the U.S. average. That is about $396K of household spending for each business on map listings, 86% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in Venango County was 24 in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. That is one for every 892 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Another 57 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Venango County declined 2.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S. Venango County scores 47 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,307 of 2,385 scored counties and #28 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Venango 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 Venango County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureVenango CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households21.540.347.2
Spending per listing$396K$249K$213K
Households per official establishment892643804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023−7.7%+7.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−2.0%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$851$1,004$1,005
Median household income$61,522$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4745

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
26 → 24−7.7% over the period
Employees, 2023
73
Annual payroll, 2023
$1.7M
One-person businesses, 2023
57Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
465 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
86The 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 Venango 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 Venango County

Population, 2025 estimate
49,346−2.0% since 2020
Households
21,397
Median age
47.4
Homes lived in by their owners
75%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
674 sq. mi.
People per square mile
74
Median household income
$61,522+23.2% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$75,995
Median home value
$119,800
Jobs located here
16,142
Daytime population
45,367Residents 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 Venango 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
28Venango County, PA474621.5$396K−2.0%#1,307 of 2,385

Other business types in Venango County

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

Questions

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

There are 46 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Venango County as of September 2026. 5 of them (11%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 24 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, down 7.7% from 2019. Official counts list 57 one-person businesses without payroll.

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

About $18.2M a year, or $851 per household. That is 15% below the U.S. average (an index of 85, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 46 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $396K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 21,397 households in Venango County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Venango County has 21.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 54% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $396K, 86% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Venango County would have about 86, against 46 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 892 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count fell 7.7% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Venango County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Venango County at 49,346 people in 2025, down 2.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 21,397 households. Median household income in Venango County is $61,522, 24% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 23.2%, 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. Venango County scores 47 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,307 of 2,385 scored counties.

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