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Salons, barbers and spas in Westmoreland County, PA

How Westmoreland 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 40 out of 100: Lower middle

Ranked #1,709 of 2,385 scored counties
#43 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania

Listings
581
106 chain locations (18%)
Official establishments
231
+19.1% since 2019
Household spending a year
$149.7M
On personal care products and services · $966 a household
Spending per listing
$258K
21% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
37.5
21% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
349,324
−1.4% 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 581 salons, barbers and spas in Westmoreland County. Of those, 106 are chain locations, or 18%, against 15% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 37.5, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2.

Households in Westmoreland County spend about $149.7M a year on personal care products and services, or $966 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. That is about $258K of household spending for each business on map listings, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K.

In 2023, official counts showed 231 businesses with payroll in Westmoreland County classed as personal care services, up 19.1% from 2019. That is one for every 671 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. Official counts also show 759 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 7 SBA-backed loans worth $970K have gone to businesses classed as personal care services in Westmoreland County.

Population estimates show Westmoreland County declined 1.4% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. Westmoreland County scores 40 (lower middle) on the Groundwork market score for salons, barbers and spas, ranking #1,709 of 2,385 scored counties and #43 of 64 scored counties in Pennsylvania.

How Westmoreland 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 Westmoreland County, PA compared with Pennsylvania and the U.S.
MeasureWestmoreland CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households37.540.347.2
Spending per listing$258K$249K$213K
Households per official establishment671643804
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+19.1%+7.3%+14.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.4%+0.5%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$966$1,004$1,005
Median household income$74,109$77,971$80,734
Groundwork market score4045

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
194 → 231+19.1% over the period
Employees, 2023
1,166
Annual payroll, 2023
$27.9M
One-person businesses, 2023
759Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
581106 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
704The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
7
Amount
$970K

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

Population, 2025 estimate
349,324−1.4% since 2020
Households
154,979
Median age
47.0
Homes lived in by their owners
78%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
1,028 sq. mi.
People per square mile
343
Median household income
$74,109+22.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$97,695
Median home value
$203,500
Jobs located here
134,448
Daytime population
320,126Residents 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 Westmoreland 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
43Westmoreland County, PA4058137.5$258K−1.4%#1,709 of 2,385

Other business types in Westmoreland County

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

Questions

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

There are 581 salons, barbers and spas on map listings in Westmoreland County as of September 2026. 106 of them (18%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and nail salons, barbers, spas and skin care. Official counts show 231 businesses with payroll classed as personal care services in 2023, up 19.1% from 2019. Another 759 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts.

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

About $149.7M a year, or $966 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 581 salons, barbers and spas on map listings, it comes to $258K per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 154,979 households in Westmoreland County and national spending patterns by income.

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

Westmoreland County has 37.5 salons, barbers and spas per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 47.2. Spending per business is $258K, 21% above the U.S. figure of $213K. At the national ratio of salons, barbers and spas to household spending, Westmoreland County would have about 704, against 581 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 671 households, against one for every 804 across the U.S. The official count rose 19.1% from 2019 to 2023, against +14.1% for the U.S.

How fast is Westmoreland County, PA growing?

Population estimates put Westmoreland County at 349,324 people in 2025, down 1.4% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 154,979 households. Median household income in Westmoreland County is $74,109, 8% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 22.6%, 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. Westmoreland County scores 40 for salons, barbers and spas (lower middle), #1,709 of 2,385 scored counties.

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