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Barbershops in Lake County, CA

The barbershops in Lake County, CA, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 61 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #416 of 1,356 scored counties
#26 of 48 scored counties in California

Listings
7
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$24.4M
On personal care products and services · $905 a household
Spending per listing
$3.5M
85% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
2.6
51% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
67,772
−0.6% 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 7 barbershops in Lake County. None of them are chain locations, against 12% across the U.S. That is 2.6 per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 5.3.

At $905 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Lake County spend about $24.4M a year on personal care products and services. Spread across 7 barbershops, that is $3.5M per shop, 85% 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.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as barber shops in Lake County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Official counts list 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

Population estimates show Lake County declined 0.6% from 2020 to 2025, against +3.1% for the U.S. For barbershops, Lake County has a Groundwork market score of 61 (upper middle): #416 of 1,356 scored counties and #26 of 48 scored counties in California.

How Lake County compares

The same measures for California 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.

Barbershops in Lake County, CA compared with California and the U.S.
MeasureLake CountyCaliforniaU.S.
Listings per 10k households2.65.45.3
Spending per listing$3.5M$2.1M$1.9M
Households per official establishmentn/a22,80816,589
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+17.9%+28.5%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.6%−0.4%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$905$1,149$1,005
Median household income$60,621$99,122$80,734
Groundwork market score6155

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
22Businesses 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 Lake 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 Lake County

Population, 2025 estimate
67,772−0.6% since 2020
Households
26,940
Median age
44.9
Homes lived in by their owners
72%
Vehicles per household
2.1
Land area
1,255 sq. mi.
People per square mile
54
Median household income
$60,621+28.9% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$86,306
Median home value
$324,300
Jobs located here
15,936
Daytime population
61,990Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Barbershops across California

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The highest-scoring counties in California for barbershops, numbered among those based in California, with Lake County marked.

Top counties in California

Counties in California ranked for barbershops by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1San Benito County, CA8983.9$3.2M+8.6%#21 of 1,356
2Placer County, CA88694.4$2.8M+8.9%#24 of 1,356
3San Mateo County, CA81853.2$4.4M−2.5%#58 of 1,356
4Sonoma County, CA80673.5$3.4M−0.4%#71 of 1,356
5Amador County, CA8053.1$3.3M+3.2%#72 of 1,356
6Yolo County, CA80263.4$3.2M+3.1%#74 of 1,356
7Marin County, CA78242.3$5.9M−2.9%#86 of 1,356
8El Dorado County, CA77263.4$3.5M+0.6%#104 of 1,356
9Calaveras County, CA7763.3$3.2M+2.8%#105 of 1,356
10Contra Costa County, CA771804.3$3M+0.3%#107 of 1,356
26Lake County, CA6172.6$3.5M−0.6%#416 of 1,356

Other business types in Lake County

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

Questions

How many barbershops are in Lake County, CA?

There are 7 barbershops on map listings in Lake County as of September 2026. None of them are chain locations. The listings count barbershops. No official count is published for barber shops in Lake County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts also show 22 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Lake County, CA spend on personal care products and services?

About $24.4M a year, or $905 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 7 barbershops on map listings, it comes to $3.5M per shop. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only barbershops. It is estimated from the incomes of the 26,940 households in Lake County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Lake County, CA compare with the U.S. for barbershops?

Lake County has 2.6 barbershops per 10,000 households, 51% below the U.S. rate of 5.3. Spending per shop is $3.5M, 85% above the U.S. figure of $1.9M. At the national ratio of barbershops to household spending, Lake County would have about 13, against 7 on map listings.

How fast is Lake County, CA growing?

Population estimates put Lake County at 67,772 people in 2025, down 0.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 26,940 households. Median household income in Lake County is $60,621, 25% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 28.9%, 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. Lake County scores 61 for barbershops (upper middle), #416 of 1,356 scored counties.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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How the score works · Top markets for barbershops · All 56 business types in Lake County

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