Beauty and personal care · County · Arizona
Barbershops in Pima County, AZ
How Pima County, AZ compares with other counties and the U.S. for barbershops: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 44 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #853 of 1,356 scored counties
#11 of 12 scored counties in Arizona
- Listings
- 226
- 36 chain locations (16%)
- Official establishments
- 50
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $418.5M
- On personal care products and services · $956 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.9M
- 2% below the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 5.2
- 2% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 1,074,685
- +2.8% since 2020
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What this means
As of September 2026, map listings count 226 barbershops in Pima County. Chain locations make up 16% of them, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 5.2 for every 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
At $956 per household (5% below the U.S. average), households in Pima County spend about $418.5M a year on personal care products and services. That is about $1.9M of household spending for each shop on map listings, 2% below 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.
Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Pima County in 2023. That is one for every 8,757 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 434 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $18K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Pima County.
Population estimates put the population change in Pima County from 2020 to 2025 at +2.8%, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). For barbershops, Pima County has a Groundwork market score of 44 (lower middle): #853 of 1,356 scored counties and #11 of 12 scored counties in Arizona.
How Pima County compares
The same measures for Arizona 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 | Pima County | Arizona | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.9M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 8,757 | 13,864 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +82.3% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +2.8% | +6.1% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $956 | $1,017 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,315 | $79,964 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 44 | 44 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 7 → 50
- Employees, 2023
- 108
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3.7M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 434Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 22636 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 222The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $18K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Pima 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 Pima County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 1,074,685+2.8% since 2020
- Households
- 437,827
- Median age
- 41.4
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 65%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.7
- Land area
- 9,189 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 115
- Median household income
- $70,315+31.7% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $96,008
- Median home value
- $319,700
- Jobs located here
- 381,409
- Daytime population
- 1,030,631Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arizona market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arizona for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arizona, with Pima County marked.
Top counties in Arizona
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pinal County, AZ | 85 | 44 | 2.7 | $3.6M | +25.4% | #35 of 1,356 |
| 2Mohave County, AZ | 70 | 34 | 3.3 | $2.6M | +6.5% | #239 of 1,356 |
| 3Yavapai County, AZ | 60 | 38 | 3.4 | $2.8M | +6.5% | #445 of 1,356 |
| 4Maricopa County, AZ | 58 | 1,153 | 6.7 | $1.6M | +5.5% | #503 of 1,356 |
| 5Gila County, AZ | 54 | 8 | 3.4 | $2.6M | +0.9% | #589 of 1,356 |
| 6Santa Cruz County, AZ | 49 | 5 | 2.9 | $2.8M | +4.8% | #711 of 1,356 |
| 7Navajo County, AZ | 49 | 15 | 3.7 | $2.2M | +3.0% | #718 of 1,356 |
| 8Coconino County, AZ | 48 | 21 | 3.8 | $2.6M | −0.6% | #743 of 1,356 |
| 9Yuma County, AZ | 47 | 52 | 6.6 | $1.3M | +9.2% | #790 of 1,356 |
| 10Cochise County, AZ | 45 | 21 | 4.1 | $2.1M | +0.6% | #827 of 1,356 |
| 11Pima County, AZ | 44 | 226 | 5.2 | $1.9M | +2.8% | #853 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Pima 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 spas48
- Hair salons63
- Barbershops44
- Nail salons47
- Spas and skin care52
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Pima County, AZ?
Pima County has 226 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. 36 of them (16%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 50 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 434 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Pima County, AZ spend on personal care products and services?
About $418.5M a year, or $956 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 226 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $1.9M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 437,827 households in Pima County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Pima County, AZ compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Pima County has 5.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 2% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $1.9M, 2% below the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Pima County would have about 222, against 226 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 8,757 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Pima County, AZ growing?
Population estimates put Pima County at 1,074,685 people in 2025, up 2.8% since 2020, in step with the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 437,827 households. Median household income in Pima County is $70,315, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 31.7%, 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. Pima County scores 44 for barbershops (lower middle), #853 of 1,356 scored counties.
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