Beauty and personal care · County · Arkansas
Barbershops in Washington County, AR
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for barbershops in Washington County, AR, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 69 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #270 of 1,356 scored counties
#1 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas
- Listings
- 41
- 6 chain locations (15%)
- Official establishments
- 3
- Businesses with payroll, 2023
- Household spending a year
- $85.7M
- On personal care products and services · $882 a household
- Spending per listing
- $2.1M
- 11% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 4.2
- 21% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 271,213
- +9.9% since 2020
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What this means
At $882 per household (12% below the U.S. average), households in Washington County spend about $85.7M a year on personal care products and services. That works out to $2.1M per shop, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops.
Washington County has 41 barbershops on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 6 are chain locations, or 15%, against 12% across the U.S. That comes to 4.2 for every 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.
Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Washington County in 2023. That is one for every 32,395 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S. Another 73 one-person businesses have no payroll, by official counts. Since fiscal 2022, 1 SBA-backed loan worth $16K has gone to businesses classed as barber shops in Washington County.
Population estimates put the population change in Washington County from 2020 to 2025 at +9.9%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). The Groundwork market score for barbershops in Washington County is 69 (upper middle), #270 of 1,356 scored counties and #1 of 24 scored counties in Arkansas. That puts it in the top quarter of counties.
How Washington County compares
The same measures for Arkansas 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 | Washington County | Arkansas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| Spending per listing | $2.1M | $1.6M | $1.9M |
| Households per official establishment | 32,395 | 33,500 | 16,589 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | +56.5% | +28.5% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +9.9% | +3.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on personal care products and services | $882 | $815 | $1,005 |
| Median household income | $70,639 | $60,773 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 69 | 40 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 3
- Employees, 2023
- 3
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $42K
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 73Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 416 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 46The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 1
- Amount
- $16K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as barber shops in Washington 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 Washington County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 271,213+9.9% since 2020
- Households
- 97,184
- Median age
- 34.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 56%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 942 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 273
- Median household income
- $70,639+40.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $98,734
- Median home value
- $298,400
- Jobs located here
- 127,830
- Daytime population
- 267,535Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Arkansas market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Arkansas for barbershops, numbered among those based in Arkansas, with Washington County marked.
Top counties in Arkansas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Washington County, AR | 69 | 41 | 4.2 | $2.1M | +9.9% | #270 of 1,356 |
| 2Saline County, AR | 68 | 18 | 3.6 | $2.5M | +7.6% | #281 of 1,356 |
| 3Crawford County, AR | 59 | 7 | 3.0 | $2.7M | +4.1% | #462 of 1,356 |
| 4Greene County, AR | 57 | 5 | 2.8 | $2.8M | +3.4% | #513 of 1,356 |
| 5Benton County, AR | 55 | 57 | 5.1 | $2M | +16.0% | #573 of 1,356 |
| 6Craighead County, AR | 46 | 20 | 4.5 | $1.8M | +4.8% | #809 of 1,356 |
| 7Faulkner County, AR | 45 | 28 | 5.7 | $1.5M | +8.2% | #838 of 1,356 |
| 8White County, AR | 43 | 12 | 4.1 | $1.9M | +4.2% | #881 of 1,356 |
| 9Boone County, AR | 42 | 6 | 3.9 | $2M | +3.3% | #891 of 1,356 |
| 10Pulaski County, AR | 39 | 158 | 9.2 | $923K | +1.3% | #953 of 1,356 |
Other business types in Washington 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 spas40
- Hair salons42
- Barbershops69
- Nail salons68
- Spas and skin care39
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many barbershops are in Washington County, AR?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 41 barbershops in Washington County. 6 of them (15%) are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in 2023. Official counts list 73 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Washington County, AR spend on personal care products and services?
About $85.7M a year, or $882 per household. That is 12% below the U.S. average (an index of 88, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 41 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $2.1M 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 97,184 households in Washington County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Washington County, AR compare with the U.S. for barbershops?
Washington County has 4.2 barbershops per 10,000 households, 21% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $2.1M, 11% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the U.S. ratio of barbershops to household spending, Washington County would have about 46, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 32,395 households, against one for every 16,589 across the U.S.
How fast is Washington County, AR growing?
Population estimates put Washington County at 271,213 people in 2025, up 9.9% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 97,184 households. The median household income in Washington County is $70,639 a year, 13% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 40.0% 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. Washington County scores 69 for barbershops (upper middle), #270 of 1,356 scored counties.
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