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Barbershops in Alaska

Markets across Alaska ranked by the Groundwork market score for barbershops, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings
82
12 chain locations (15%)
Official establishments
14
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$296.2M
On personal care products and services
Listings per 10k households
3.0
43% below the U.S.
Spending per listing
$3.6M
92% above the U.S.
Rank among states
#11 of 51
Market score 64 · Upper middle

A site report maps the barbershops on map listings around any address in Alaska by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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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 82 barbershops in Alaska. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 3.0 for every 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

Households in Alaska spend about $296.2M a year on personal care products and services, or $1,095 per household, 9% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per shop, 92% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade.

In 2023, official counts showed 14 businesses with payroll in Alaska classed as barber shops. That is one for every 19,324 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

Among the 50 states and DC, Alaska ranks #11 for barbershops, with a Groundwork market score of 64 (upper middle). Of the 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest (72). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska, the Juneau area, scores 71.

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Alaska, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Alaska, ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Anchorage, AK72533.6$3.2M+1.9%#37 of 387
2Fairbanks-College, AK52123.3$3.3M−1.4%#172 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Alaska, ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Juneau, AK7153.8$3M−1.8%#61 of 377
Ketchikan, AKNot scored23.5$3.1M−2.6%

Counties

Counties in Alaska, ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK90123.0$3.6M+10.4%#14 of 1,356
2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK8372.9$3.6M+5.1%#47 of 1,356
3Juneau City and Borough, AK6753.8$3M−1.8%#285 of 1,356
4Anchorage Municipality, AK65413.8$3.1M−1.3%#330 of 1,356
5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK53123.3$3.3M−1.4%#610 of 1,356
Bethel Census Area, AKNot scored12.1$4.7M−1.5%
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AKNot scored23.5$3.1M−2.6%
Kodiak Island Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.0%
North Slope Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Nome Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.9%
Sitka City and Borough, AKNot scored12.9$3.7M−1.3%
Kusilvak Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.2%
Northwest Arctic Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−9.0%
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+6.5%
Chugach Census Area, AKNot scored13.5$3.1M−7.5%
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.6%
Aleutians West Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.2%
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.1%
Dillingham Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−7.4%
Aleutians East Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.6%
Petersburg Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−0.1%
Copper River Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a+1.9%
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AKNot scored00.0n/a−3.8%
Wrangell City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−5.6%
Haines Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.0%
Denali Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+0.3%
Skagway Municipality, AKNot scored00.0n/a−10.7%
Lake and Peninsula Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−6.2%
Bristol Bay Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a+2.4%
Yakutat City and Borough, AKNot scored00.0n/a−1.5%

Markets with fewer than 5 barbershops on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many barbershops are in Alaska?

There are 82 barbershops on map listings in Alaska as of September 2026. 12 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 14 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 128 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Alaska spend on personal care products and services?

About $296.2M a year, or $1,095 per household. That is 9% above the U.S. average (an index of 109, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 82 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,533 households in Alaska and national spending patterns by income.

How does Alaska compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Alaska has 3.0 barbershops per 10,000 households, 43% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 92% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Alaska would have about 157, against 82 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 19,324 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.

Which market in Alaska has the highest market score for barbershops?

Among 2 scored metro areas in or partly in Alaska, the Anchorage metro area scores highest, at 72 (upper middle). The one scored small-town market in or partly in Alaska is the Juneau area, at 71 (upper middle). Among 5 scored counties in Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough scores highest, at 90 (very high). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

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. Alaska scores 64 for barbershops (upper middle), #11 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

Run a Groundwork site report on an address in Alaska. It maps the barbershops on map listings near the site and sizes the households and spending within the distance you choose. New accounts get 10 actions over 3 days, no card.

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