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Barbershops in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 83 out of 100: High
Ranked #47 of 1,356 scored counties
#2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska
- Listings
- 7
- 0 chain locations (0%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $24.9M
- On personal care products and services · $1,020 a household
- Spending per listing
- $3.6M
- 88% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 2.9
- 45% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 61,951
- +5.1% since 2020
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What this means
The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Kenai Peninsula Borough is 83 (high), #47 of 1,356 scored counties and #2 of 5 scored counties in Alaska. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for barbershops.
Household spending on personal care products and services in Kenai Peninsula Borough comes to about $24.9M a year: $1,020 per household, 2% above the U.S. average. That works out to $3.6M per shop, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
There are 7 barbershops on map listings in Kenai Peninsula Borough as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 2.9, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for barber shops in Kenai Peninsula Borough, since they leave out counts under 3. Population estimates show Kenai Peninsula Borough grew 5.1% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Kenai Peninsula Borough compares
The same measures for Alaska and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the barbershops 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 | Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 2.9 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $3.6M | $3.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 19,324 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | n/a | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.1% | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $1,020 | $1,095 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $80,538 | $92,788 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 83 | 64 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 7Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 70 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The 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 barber shops in Kenai Peninsula Borough, 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 61,951+5.1% since 2020
- Households
- 24,371
- Median age
- 42.1
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 77%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.1
- Land area
- 16,017 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 4
- Median household income
- $80,538+21.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $105,973
- Median home value
- $323,200
- Jobs located here
- n/a
- Daytime population
- n/aResidents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Alaska market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Alaska for barbershops, numbered among those based in Alaska, with Kenai Peninsula Borough marked.
Top counties in Alaska
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK | 90 | 12 | 3.0 | $3.6M | +10.4% | #14 of 1,356 |
| 2Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK | 83 | 7 | 2.9 | $3.6M | +5.1% | #47 of 1,356 |
| 3Juneau City and Borough, AK | 67 | 5 | 3.8 | $3M | −1.8% | #285 of 1,356 |
| 4Anchorage Municipality, AK | 65 | 41 | 3.8 | $3.1M | −1.3% | #330 of 1,356 |
| 5Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 53 | 12 | 3.3 | $3.3M | −1.4% | #610 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Kenai Peninsula Borough
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 spas52
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops83
- Nail salons80
- Spas and skin care37
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK?
As of September 2026, map listings count 7 barbershops in Kenai Peninsula Borough. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Kenai Peninsula Borough: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 7 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK spend on personal care products and services?
About $24.9M a year, or $1,020 per household. That is 2% above the U.S. average (an index of 102, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.6M per shop. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which barbershops share with other businesses in the trade. It is estimated from the incomes of the 24,371 households in Kenai Peninsula Borough and national spending patterns by income.
How does Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Kenai Peninsula Borough has 2.9 barbershops per 10,000 households, 45% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.6M, 88% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Kenai Peninsula Borough would have about 13, against 7 on map listings.
How fast is Kenai Peninsula Borough, AK growing?
Population estimates put Kenai Peninsula Borough at 61,951 people in 2025, up 5.1% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 24,371 households. The median household income in Kenai Peninsula Borough is $80,538 a year, in line with the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 21.9% 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. Kenai Peninsula Borough scores 83 for barbershops (high), #47 of 1,356 scored counties.
How can I see the market around a specific site?
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